Trial of labor following cesarean section - a study of 212 patients

Data on the trial of labor of patients with a prior cesarean section are largely confined to studies in the First World. These results and methods may not apply to patients in developing countries. This trial studied the management of rural patients with a prior cesarean section, and tested exclusion criteria in use at the base hospital. Of those allowed a trial labor, 52% delivered vaginally. No maternal or fetal mortality occurred, and the outcome suggested a place for the controlled trial labor in selected patients.