Review of 700,000 women reveals factors affecting vaginal birth after previous caesarean

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

A wide range of clinical and non-clinical factors can affect whether women go on to have a vaginal delivery after having a caesarean. That's according to two major reviews of 60 studies, published over 24 years, covering more than 700,000 women and hundreds of hospitals in 13 countries: Australia, Canada, France, China, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Scotland, Singapore, Switzerland, South Africa, UK and USA.

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