| Title |
Providers' perspectives on the vaginal birth after cesarean guidelines in Florida, United States: a qualitative study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-11-72 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kim J Cox |
| Abstract |
Women's access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the United States has declined steadily since the mid-1990s, with a current rate of 8.2%. In the State of Florida, less than 1% of women with a previous cesarean deliver vaginally. This downturn is thought to be largely related to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) VBAC guidelines, which mandate that a physician and anesthesiologist be "immediately available" during a trial of labor. The aim of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore the barriers associated with the ACOG VBAC guidelines, as well as the strategies that obstetricians and midwives use to minimize their legal risks when offering a trial of labor after cesarean. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| France | 1 | 11% |
| Samoa | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 87 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 16 | 18% |
| Researcher | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 27 | 30% |
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