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Volume 37, Issue 3
Publication date: September 1, 2011
Expiration date: September 1, 2014
Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery
Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD (Moderator)
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Sabrina D. Craigo, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Michael F. Greene, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the physician should be better able to:
1.
Describe factors associated with a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) in women undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC).
2.
Describe factors associated with complications among women undergoing TOLAC.
3.
Provide appropriate counseling regarding delivery options for women who have had a past cesarean delivery.
4.
List agents appropriate to use for induction or augmentation of labor in women undergoing TOLAC.
5.
Discuss how having more than one prior cesarean scar affects counseling, decision-making, and planning for women considering TOLAC
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Identify appropriate timing of delivery for women planning repeat cesarean delivery.
