A randomised controlled trial to determine whether continuity of care increases the rate of attempted vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Vaginal birth after caesarean sectionReproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611001214921
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Technology Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 262
Inclusion Criteria
Booking-in visit attended no later than 20 weeks; most recent birth was by lower-segment CS; no more than one previous CS; considered low risk, other than a history of previous CS; no other previous uterine incision; no previous uterine rupture; no contraindications for vaginal birth at the time of enrolment; English proficiency (spoken and written); public patient; and, no known preference for a certain model of care, such as GP-shared care
Exclusion Criteria
Contraindications for vaginal birth at the time of enrolment
Not willing to receive model of care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of women who attempt vaginal birth in their current pregnancy[At the end of labour and birth]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of vaginal births[At the end of labour and birth];Neonatal health will be assessed at birth and at 28 days (Apgar scores, admisison to special care nursery, length of stay in hospital, readmission to hospital).[28 days];Improves women's social and emotional outcomes examined using a survey at 36 weeks of pregnancy and at 6 weeks postpartum[During pregnancy, and after 6-8 weeks]