tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354191651322376251.post5505485796513354049..comments2023-10-07T03:24:51.098+11:00Comments on midwivesVictoria: Births after CaesareanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354191651322376251.post-53640357660567259332011-07-18T10:25:00.131+10:002011-07-18T10:25:00.131+10:00Thankyou for this comment 'Anonymous'.
R...Thankyou for this comment 'Anonymous'. <br /><br />Readers need to understand that statistics are presented in different ways, so that useful comparisons can be made. The numerator and denominator in any equation are very important.<br /> <br />In the tables shown here the first (Mat 4a) looks at the women in public hospitals in Victoria who planned vbac for the birth immediately following a primary (first) C/S [numerator] compared with all women who gave birth following a primary C/S [denominator]. The satewide rate is around 30%. As you point out, this means that 70% have elective repeat Caesarean surgery. <br /><br />The second figure (Mat 4b) uses as the denominator those who actually planed vbac. Figure 4b shows that there was a better than even chance that if a woman planned vbac, she would have achieved a vaginal birth in a Victorian public hospital. It also shows that if that woman was in certain hospitals, she had a high chance (70% +) of achieving vbac if she planned to do so.Joy Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475164378153618715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354191651322376251.post-28046585773903661162011-07-17T13:52:52.386+10:002011-07-17T13:52:52.386+10:00if only 30% of women plan a VBAC and half of them ...if only 30% of women plan a VBAC and half of them are successful that is just a grand total of 15% success rate for VBAC. That doesn't seem like good odds espcially since 70% actually have another section with no labour and 15% have another section after some labour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com