EFFECT OF BIRTH WEIGHT ON SUCCESS OF VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CAESAREAN DELIVERY

Abstract

Background: There is widespread concern about increasing proportion of births by caesarean section. Many factors can affect the likelihood of success of vaginal birth after caesarean section. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of birth weight on the success of labour in women with previous one caesarean section. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Women and Children Hospital, Abbottabad, from March 2012 to March 2013. One hundred women were included who had previous one caesarean section and were now in their pregnancy with single fetus at term. These women were in spontaneous labor and consented to undergo trial of scar. Patients were grouped according to birth weight as Group-1

Keywords

• birth weight
• fetal weight
• cesarean section
• vaginal birth after cesarean section.