References

Reference and Resource List

(Many more research papers can be found by clicking on the links below and searching the reference lists)

VBAC Professional Practice Guidelines

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Guidelines for vaginal birth after previous Caesarean birth. SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines No. 155. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2005;27:164–88. Available at:
http://www.sogc.org…/155E-CPG-February2005.pdf

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Vaginal Birth after Previous Cesarean Delivery. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 115. Obstet Gynecol. 2010; 116 (2): 450-463.
Guideline available at :
http://www.guideline.gov…

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Birth after previous caesarean birth. Green-top Guideline No. 45. London (UK): RCOG; 2007. Available at:
http://www.rcog.org.uk…/GT45BirthAfterPreviousCeasarean.pdf

Breech Professional Practice Guidelines

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Vaginal Delivery of Breech Presentation. SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines. No. 226, June 2009 J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2009; 31 (6): 557-566. Available at:
http://www.sogc.org…/gui226CPG0906.pdf

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. External Cephalic Version And Reducing The Incidence Of Breech Presentation. Green-top Guideline No. 20a. London (UK): RCOG; 2006. Available at:
http://www.rcog.org.uk…/GT20aExternalCephalica2006.pdf

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The Management of Breech Presentation. Green-top Guideline No. 20b. London (UK): RCOG; 2006. Available at:
http://www.rcog.org.uk…/GT20bManagement_ofBreechPresentation.pdf

American Congress of Obstetricans and Gynecologists. External Cephalic Version. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 13. Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 95(2). (Reaffirmed 2009).

Assisted Vaginal Birth Professional Practice Guidelines

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Guidelines for Operative Vaginal Birth. SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines. No. 148, August 2004. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2004;26(8):747–53. Available at:
http://www.sogc.org…/148E-CPG-August2004.pdf

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Operative Vaginal Delivery. Green-top Guideline No. 26. London (UK): RCOG; 2005. Available at:
http://www.rcog.org.uk…/GT26OperativeVaginalDelivery2005.pdf

American Congress of Obstetricans and Gynecologists. Operative Vaginal Delivery. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 17. Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 95(6). (Reaffirmed 2009).

Selected Research and Resources

Breech

Glezerman, M. Five years to the term breech trial: The rise and fall of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jan; 194(1): 20-25.

Goffinet F, Carayol M, Foidart JM, Alexander S, Uzan S, Subtil D, et al.; PREMODA Study Group. Is planned vaginal delivery for breech presentation at term still an option? Results of an observational prospective survey in France and Belgium. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;194: 1002 11.

Hannah, M. E. Hannah, W.J.. et al. Planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: a randomised multi-centre trial. The Lancet. 2000 Oct; 356: 1375-1383.

Kotaska, A. Inappropriate use of randomized trials to evaluate complex phenomena: case study of vaginal breech delivery. BMJ 2004; 329: 1039-1042.

Turner, MJ. The Term Breech Trial: are the clinical guidelines justified by the evidence? J Obstet Gynaecol . 2006 Aug; 26(6): 491-4.

Whyte H, Hannah ME, Saigal S, Hannah W, Hewson S, Amankwah K, et al. Outcomes of children at 2 years after planned cesarean birth versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: the International Randomized Term Breech Trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191: 864–71.

Decision-making Tools

Gigerenzer G, Edwards A. Simple tools for understanding risks: from innumeracy to insight. BMJ 2003;327:741-744.

Moffat MA, Bell JS, Porter MA, Lawton S, Hundley V, Danielian P, et al. Decision making about mode of delivery among pregnant women who have previously had a caesarean section: a qualitative study. BJOG. 2007;114:86–93.

O’Conner A, Legere F, Stacey D. Risk communication in practice: the contribution of decision aids. BMJ 2003;327:736-740.

O’Conner A, Jacobsen MJ. Workbook on developing and evaluating patient decision aids. University of Ottawa: Ottawa Health Research Institute, 2003. Available at:
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca…/Develop_DA.pdf

O’Conner A, Jacobsen MJ, Stacey D. Ottawa personal decision guide. University of Ottawa: Ottawa Health Research Institute, 2006. Available at:
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca…/OPDG_2pg.pdf

Paling, J. Strategies to Help Patients Understand Risks. BMJ 2003;327:745-748.

Shorten A, Chamberlain M, Shorten B, Kariminia A. Making choices for childbirth: development and testing of a decision-aid for women who have experienced previous caesarean. Patient Education and Counseling 2004;52:307-313.

Shorten A, Shorten B, Keogh J, West S, Morris J. Making choices for childbirth: a randomized controlled trial of a decision-aid for informed birth after cesarean. Birth. 2005;32:252–61.

Normal Birth

Enkin, M., Keirse, M.J.N.C., Nielson, J., Crowther, C., Duley, L., Hodnett, E. and Hofmeyr, J. Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Oxford University Press, 2000.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Joint Policy Statement on Normal Childbirth. SOGC Joint Policy Statement No. 221. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008;30(12):1163–1165. Available at:
http://www.sogc.org…/gui221PS0812.pdf

World Health Organization. Care in Normal Birth: A Practical Guide. Report of a Technical Working Group. Publication no. WHO/FRH/MSM/96.24. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1996. Available at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int…/WHO_FRH_MSM_96.24.pdf

VBAC

Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Huertas E, Guise JM, Horey D. Planned elective repeat caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for women with a previous caesarean birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004224. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004224.pub2. Abstract Available at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004224/frame.html

Emmett, C.L., et al., Women’s experience of decision making about mode of delivery after a previous caesarean section: the role of health professionals and information about health risks.BJOG. 2006; 113(12): 1438-45.

Gregory KD, Korst LM, Fridman M, et al. Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198(4):452.e451-410; discussion 452.e410-452.

Grobman WA, Lai Y, Landon MB, et al. Prediction of uterine rupture associated with attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;199(1):30.e31
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Guise J-M, Eden K, Emeis C, Denman MA, Marshall N, Fu R, Janik R, Nygren P, Walker M, McDonagh M. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No.191. (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10057-I). AHRQ Publication No. 10-E001. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2010.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/vbacuptp.htm

Guise JM, Denman MA, Emeis C, et al. Vaginal birth after cesarean; new insights on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;115(6):1267–1278.

Landon MB, Hauth JC, Leveno KJ, et al. Maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with a trial of labor after prior cesarean delivery. N Engl J Med. 2004;351(25):2581-2589.

Macones GA, Cahill AG, Stamilio DM, Odibo A, Peipert J, Stevens EJ. Can uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery be predicted?. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195(4):1148-1152.

Macones GA, Peipert J, Nelson DB, et al. Maternal complications with vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: a multicenter study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005;193(5):1656-1662.

National Institutes of Health. NIH Consensus Development Conference: vaginal birth after cesarean: new insights. Consensus Development Conference statement. Bethesda (MD): NIH; 2010. Available at:
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbacstatement.htm

Wen SW, Rusen ID, Walker M, et al. Comparison of maternal mortality and morbidity between trial of labor and elective cesarean section among women with previous cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004;191(4):1263-1269.