The REDUCE Campaign: Research and Education to Decrease Unnecessary Cesarean Sections

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Links to Other Informative Resources

• Childbirth Connection (formerly Maternity Center Association)
• International Cesarean Awareness Network
• Healthy People 2010 objectives concerning Cesareans

Related Research:

• NEW 10/04/2005:  According to a news summary from Kaisernetwork.org: "Women who previously have undergone a caesarean-section can safely attempt a vaginal birth during a subsequent pregnancy, even if they are at or past 40 weeks' gestation, according to a study published in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reuters reports."
  

• 9/22/2005: Medscape, a leading provider of continuing medical education, has posted a CME program on "Complications of Cesarean Deliveries", which is based on a systematic review of the literature produced by Childbirth Connection (formerly Maternity Center Association).  The program is available here, and free registration is required.
  

• Updating its 1995 policy, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) convened a panel to systematically review the available evidence on trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Evidence Report on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).  This evidence-based clinical practice guideline is for pregnant women and their families, maternity care professionals, facilities, and policy-makers who care about trial of labor and maternity care for a woman with one previous cesarean.  The updated document Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)  is now available.
  
  
• Condensed information and statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics.
  
  
• The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published it's "QuickStats: Total and Primary Cesarean Rate and Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean (VBAC) Rate --- United States, 1989--2003" in January 2005.

• ARHQ completed a review of the literature surrounding Vaginal Birth after Cesarean in 2003.