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Anaesthetic Considerations for Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Delivery

Lee Jervis1†, Matt Rucklidge2

1Anaesthetic Registrar, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Australia
2Consultant Anaesthetist, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Australia

Edited by: Dr. Gillian Abir, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Dr. James Brown, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

†Corresponding author e-mail: Lee.Jervis@health.wa.gov.au

Published June 22, 2021

Abstract

This tutorial covers the pertinent anaesthetic considerations for patients undergoing a trial of labor after caesarean (TOLAC) with the aim of vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). The tutorial includes a discussion on the benefits of epidural analgesia and the diagnosis and management of uterine rupture in the laboring VBAC patient.

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