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Term: Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section (VBAC) Rate
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2009-02-12
Definition:
This is the percent of women giving birth vaginally who had previously had at least one delivery by C-Section. Data comes from the hospital records.
For a list of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CA diagnoses codes used to identify Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section (VBAC) in the Child Health Atlas Update (2008), please see the
Links section
below.
Related terms
- Caesarean Section (C-Section) Rate
- Caesarean Section / Cesarean Section (C-Section)
- ICD-10-CA
- ICD-9-CM
- International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)
- International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)
- Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section (VBAC)
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References
- Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
Term used in
- Brownell M, Martens PJ, Kozyrskyj A, Fergusson P, Lerfald J, Mayer T, Derksen S, Friesen D. Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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