Am J Perinatol 2019; 36(07): 709-714
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675155
Original Article
Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Women with a Preterm Cesarean Have High Rates of Successful Trial of Labor in a Subsequent Term Pregnancy

Anna L. Rietveld*
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Lotte A. P. H. Heestermans*
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Brenda M. Kazemier
2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Pim W. Teunissen
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3   School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
Christianne J. M. de Groot
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
› Institutsangaben

Funding None.
Weitere Informationen

Publikationsverlauf

30. Januar 2018

03. September 2018

Publikationsdatum:
29. Oktober 2018 (online)

Preview

Abstract

Objective The rate of cesareans has increased worldwide. Therefore, an increasing number of women has to decide how to deliver in a subsequent pregnancy. Individualized information on risks and success chances is helpful. This study investigates the effect of a preterm cesarean on success of subsequent term trial of labor.

Study Design Ten-year Dutch cohort (2000–2009) of women with one previous cesarean and a subsequent term trial of labor. Subgroups were made based on gestational age at first cesarean delivery (25–28, 28–30, 30–32 and 32–34 weeks) and stratified based the way in which second delivery started. Rates of vaginal deliveries, maternal, and neonatal outcomes were compared with women who had a first-term cesarean (37–43 weeks).

Results Four thousand three-hundred forty-two women delivered by preterm cesarean in the first pregnancy. These women had high rates of successful trial of labor, both after spontaneous onset (86.2–96.2%) and induction (72.8–75.4%). Rates of adverse outcomes were low and similar compared with women with a previous term cesarean.

Conclusion In this 10-year nationwide cohort, women with a preterm first cesarean who opted for trial of labor in a subsequent pregnancy had high rates of successful trial of labor.