Influence of the second stage of labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes in vaginal births after caesarean section: a multicenter study in Germany.

Georgios GitasL ProppeA K ErtanS BaumA RodyM KocaerK DinasL AllahqoliA S LaganàA SotiriadisS SommerI Alkatout

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

Extending the second stage of labor does not necessarily result in more vaginal births after TOLAC. Maternal and neonatal outcomes were similar in both groups. Further studies will be needed to evaluate the role of operative vaginal delivery and the duration of the second stage of labor in TOLAC.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
pregnant women
physical activity
weight gain
skeletal muscle