Study Estimates the success rates and risks of a VBAC

http://www.greenjou rnal.org/ cgi/content/ short/111/ 2/285
Study from Case Western that just came out in Obstetrics & Gynecology
(2008;111:285- 291).
The study’s OBJECTIVE: To estimate the success rates and risks of an
attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) according to the
number of prior successful VBACs.
METHODS: From a prospective multicenter registry collected at 19 clinical
centers from 1999 to 2002, we [...]

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Interesting study re: medical complications with midwives vs OB’s

J Epidemiol Community Health. 1998 May;52(5):310- 7. Midwifery care, social
and medical risk factors, and birth outcomes in the USA.
MacDorman MF, Singh GK. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine if there are significant differences in birth
outcomes and survival for infants delivered by certified nurse [...]

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