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Vaginal birth after Caesarian

MedGen UID:
37220
•Concept ID:
C0080301
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Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
Synonyms: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean; Vaginal Birth after Cesareans; Vaginal Births after Cesarean
 
HPO: HP:0030365

Definition

Vaginal birth after Caesarian (VBAC) refers to the situation where the mother has had a previous Cesarean delivery but has now delivered vaginally. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVaginal birth after Caesarian

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PubMed

Uterine scar rupture - Prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Tanos V, Toney ZA
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019 Aug;59:115-131. Epub 2019 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.01.009. PMID: 30837118
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 205: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery.
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Feb;133(2):e110-e127. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003078. PMID: 30681543
Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour.
Anim-Somuah M, Smyth RM, Cyna AM, Cuthbert A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 21;5(5):CD000331. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000331.pub4. PMID: 29781504Free PMC Article

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