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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Risks for Patient And Doctor

Major shifts in clinical practice rarely evolve as quickly or dramatically as has occurred with the practice of offering a trial of labor to patients who have had a previous cesarean section. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) has become a relatively rare event in recent years. The popular press has addressed the issue as a matter of patient choice, while the obstetrical community has focused on safety -- both for the patient and for the health care providers. Medical malpractice liability has been cited as a reason for the decision by a number of hospitals in the United States to stop offering VBAC to its patients. If that is, in fact, one of the reasons for this move, it demonstrates the essential nature of our legal system as a check on the use of dangerous and unsupported clinical practices by our health care community.

20 minute read January 26, 2005 at 12:49 PM
By
Christopher D. Bernard
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Risks for Patient And Doctor

Major shifts in clinical practice rarely evolve as quickly or dramatically as has occurred with the practice of offering a trial of labor to patients who have had a previous cesarean section.

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