Birth After Caesarean - Planned vaginal birth or planned caesarean section for women at term with a single previous caesarean birth
Completed
- Conditions
- Birth after previous caesareanPregnancy and ChildbirthCaesarean section
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN53974531
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Adelaide (Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 2314
Inclusion Criteria
Women with a single prior caesarean presenting in their next pregnancy with a single live fetus in cephalic presentation who have reached 37 weeks gestation, and who don't have a contraindication to a planned VBAC.
Exclusion Criteria
Women with more than 1 prior caesarean; vertical inverted T or unknown uterine incision; previous uterine rupture; previous uterine surgery (hysterotomy) or myomectomy with entry into uterine cavity; previous uterine perforation; multiple pregnancy; any contraindication to vaginal birth; cephalo-pelvic disproportion; lethal congenital anomaly; fetal anomaly associated with mechanical difficulties at delivery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Neonatal lung disease<br>2. Serious neonatal mobidity <br>3. Perinatal/neonatal mortality
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome(s) for funded study as of 2005: <br>1. Serious adverse outcomes for the women (up to time of primary hospital discharge) <br><br>Secondary outcomes for pre-funding draft protocol: <br>1. Serious adverse outcomes for the women<br>2. Maternal physical wellbeing<br>3. Maternal emotional wellbeing<br>4. Costs of health care for the infant