ArticleMaternal and child health journal2016
Variation in Vaginal Birth After Cesarean by Maternal Race and Detailed Ethnicity.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caesarean section in uninsured women in the USA: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Assessing Racial/Ethnic Variation and Trends in Vaginal Birth after Cesarean in California: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Birth Certificate and Hospital Discharge Records.American journal of perinatology · 2026Article
- Regional differences in autism and intellectual disability risk associated with cesarean section delivery.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Promoting Shared Decision Making About Birth After Cesarean in Haitian Women.The Journal of perinatal education · 2022Article
- Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health Systems, and Geographic Factors Associated with Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: An Analysis of 2017 U.S. Birth Certificate Data.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Severe maternal morbidity among U.S.- and foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islander women in California.Annals of epidemiology · 2020Article
- Geospatial variation in caesarean delivery.Nursing open · 2020Observational
- A Shared Decision-Making Toolkit for Mode of Birth After Cesarean.The Journal of perinatal education · 2020Article
- A Systematic Review of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Health Outcomes among Asians/Pacific Islanders.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2020Article
- Hospital bans on trial of labor after cesarean and antepartum transfer of care.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2019Article
- Prolonged operative time of repeat cesarean is a risk marker for post-operative maternal complications.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Application of predictive model for vaginal birth after caesarean delivery.International journal of nursing sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
Objective Our objective was to examine the likelihood of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) for women in Massachusetts. Methods We used birth certificate data among term, singleton, vertex presentation births by repeat cesarean or VBAC to conduct logistic regression models to examine the likelihood of VBAC for women categorized into standard classifications of race and ethnicity and into 31 detailed ethnicities. Data were analyzed for the entire study period (1996-2010, N = 119,752) and for the last 5 years (2006-2010, N = 46,081). Results The adjusted odds of VBAC were lowest for non-Hispanic Black mothers (0.91, CI [0.85, 0.98]) and highest for Asian/Pacific Islander mothers (1.41, CI [1.31, 1.53]) relative to non-Hispanic White women. VBAC rates ranged from 5.8 % among Brazilians to 29.3 % among Cambodians. The adjusted odds of VBAC were lower for 7 of the 30 ethnic groups (range of AORs 0.40-0.89) and higher for 8 of the 30 ethnic groups (range of AORs 1.18-2.11) relative to self-identified American mothers. For the last 5 years, Asian/Pacific Islander mothers had a higher adjusted VBAC rate (1.39, CI [1.21, 1.60]), as did 9 of the 30 ethnic groups (range of 1.25-1.84). Only Brazilian mothers had lower rates (0.37, CI [0.27, 0.50]), relative to self-identified American mothers. Conclusions Detailed maternal ethnicity explains the variation in VBAC rates more precisely than broad race/ethnicity categories. Improvements in our public health data infrastructure to capture detailed ethnicity are recommended to identify and address disparities and improve the quality of maternity care.
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