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Article: Gestational diabetes lowers VBAC odds. (23% Less Likely to Succeed).
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- June 15, 2002
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LOS ANGELES -- Women attempting a vaginal birth after a previous cesarean delivery are more likely to need another C-section if they have gestational diabetes, but their chances of a successful vaginal birth are still good, Dr. Dominic Marchiano said.
Vaginal birth after a prior cesarean section (VBAC) succeeded in 68% of women with gestational diabetes and in 75% of women without gestational diabetes in a retrospective study of 25,079 pregnant women with a history of C-section. The study participants were seen at 16 community and university hospitals in a 4-year period, Dr. Marchiano reported during the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and ...