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Maternal‐choice caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth in low‐risk primigravid women
Author(s) -
Robson Stephen J.,
de Costa Caroline,
Woods Cindy,
Ding Pauline,
Rane Ajay
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12766
Subject(s) - caesarean section , obstetrics , medicine , pregnancy , cohort study , vaginal birth , prospective cohort study , cohort , gynecology , surgery , genetics , pathology , biology
Rising rates of caesarean section ( CS ) have been attributed, in part, to maternal‐choice CS ( MCCS ). There are few published data regarding maternal and perinatal risks comparing MCCS with planned vaginal birth ( VB ) in uncomplicated first pregnancies to inform choice. We report the results of a pragmatic patient‐preference cohort study of private patients in Australia: 64 women planning MCCS and 113 women planning VB . There were few differences in outcome between the two groups. The study highlighted the well‐recognised difficulties in undertaking prospective research into MCCS .