Reducing Cesarean Section Rates While Maintaining Materal and

The Breakthrough Series Guide to Reducing Cesarean Section Rates While Improving Maternal and Infant Outcomes, provides clear explanations, useful tips and step-by-step instructions. C-section rates climbed 50% between 1970 and 1995, without evidence of improvements in outcomes. Better methods for patient education, active management of labor, preparation for VBAC, and other approaches can reduce rates safely and significantly. The Breakthrough Series Guide to Reducing Cesarean Section Rates While Improving Maternal and Infant Outcomes, provides clear explanations, useful tips and step-by-step instructions. C-section rates climbed 50% between 1970 and 1995, without evidence of improvements in outcomes. Better methods for patient education, active management of labor, preparation for VBAC, and other approaches can reduce rates safely and significantly. The Guide includes topics such as: Preventing admission for false labor Preventing failed inductions Expecting a trial of labor Precertifying elective repeat cesareans Actively managing labor Managing Pain Creating the will for change