VBAC (RANZCOG) Flashcards
Incidence of LSCS in Australia and NZ?
33% Aus, 25.5% NZ 2015
Prepregnancy advice to increase success and safety of VBAC?
IP interval of 18 months
weight reduction
Success rates of VBAC?
60-80% success Middlemore
43% Aus
Factors favouring successful VBAC?
previous safe vaginal birth
previous successful VBAC (87-91%)
spontaneous onset labour
uncomplicated low risk pregnancy
Factors reducing VBAC success?
Previous CS for dystocia IOL coexisting pregnancy/maternal conditions BMI >30 (40%) macrosomia >4kg AMA short stature >1 CS Postdates (RCOG) low pre labour bishop score (RCOG)
What is the difference in incidence of uterine rupture when BMI normal vs. >40? (RANZCOG)
- 9% normal BMI
2. 1% BMI >40
RDS risk VBAC vs. CS
RCOG
VBAC = 2-3%
CS = 4-6%
difference in maternal mortality for VBAC or repeat CS?
VBAC = 0.004%
CS = 0.013%
RCOG
Uterine rupture rate in unscarred vs. scarred uterus? (RANZCOG)
- 5-2/10,000 deliveries in unscarred uterus
- 005-0.02%
vs.
22-74/10,000 deliveries
0.2-0.7%
risk of pathological fetal acidosis after uterine rupture (RANZCOG)
0.15% of VBAC
90% after uterine rupture.
Risk of perinatal death with uterine rupture (RANZCOG)
4 per 10,000 (0.04%) 1/3 attributable to uterine rupture
Elective cs = <1/10,000 perinatal death
Risk after uterine rupture is 12% (UKOSS), 2-16% AHRQ
risk of maternal death with uterine rupture (RANZCOG)?
UKOSS: 1.3% with uterine rupture.
RANZCOG: 0.02 per 1000 women attempting VBAC (2/100,000)
0.002%
What is the risk of uterine rupture with previous classical Caesarean, inverted T or J incisions? (RANZCOG)
classical= 20-90/1000 (2-9%)
T or J= 19/1000 (1.9%)
(vs. 5-7/1000 for lower segment transverse)
(0. 5-0.7%)
Incidence of placenta accreta in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 6th or more CS?
1= 0.24% 2= 0.31% 3= 0.57% 4= 2.1% 5= 2.3% 6 or more = 6.7%
Complication rate of elective vs. emergency CS?
elective = 7% emergency = 13.2%