Vaginal birth after caesarean versus elective repeat caesarean delivery after one previous caesarean section: a cost-effectiveness analysis in four European countries

Abstract Background The OptiBIRTH study incorporates a multicentre cluster randomised trial in 15 hospital sites across three European countries. The trial was designed to test a complex intervention aimed at improving vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) rates through increasing women’s inv...

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Published in:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors:	Maaike Fobelets, Katrien Beeckman, Gilles Faron, Déirdre Daly, Cecily Begley, Koen Putman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-04-01
Subjects:	Cost-effectiveness analysis Elective repeat caesarean delivery (ERCD) Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1720-6

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