Table 3 Top 48 websites returned
Website rank (count frequency) | Website | Country of origin | Funding source | Authority of source | Intended audience | Date last accessed | Website quality characteristic score (maximum score = 10) | VBAC score (% available score) | ERCS score (% available score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wikipedia. Vaginal birth after caesarean. 2013; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_birth_after_caesarean. | USA | Other | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
2 | Babycenter medical advisory board. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). http://www.babycenter.com/0_vaginal-birth-after-cesarean-vbac_1420895.bc. | UK | Commercial | Health Professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 35.7 | 70.0 |
3 | Childbirth connection. VBAC or repeat C-section. 2012; http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210. | USA | Other | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
4 | BabyCentre medical advisory board. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). 2013; http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a557727/vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-vbac. | UK | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 64.3 | 100.0 |
5 | Martel M, MacKinnon C. Guidelines for Vaginal Birth After Previous Caesarean Birth. 2005; http://www.sogc.org/guidelines/public/155E-CPG-February2005.pdf. | Other | Other | Health professionals | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 28.6 | 60.0 |
6 | Wells C, Cunningham F. Choosing the route of delivery after cesarean birth. 2013; http://www.uptodate.com/contents/choosing-the-route-of-delivery-after-cesarean-birth. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 42.9 | 70.0 |
7 | Healthwise Staff. Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC). 2011; http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/special/hw200557.html. | Other | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 64.3 | 50.0 |
8 | Caughey A. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery. 2011; http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/272187-overview. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 21.4 | 50.0 |
9 | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Birth after previous caesarean - information for you. 2008; https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/birth-after-previous-caesarean/. | UK | Other | Health professionals | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
10 | Ben-Joseph E. Can I Have a Vaginal Birth If I Had a Previous C-Section? 2012; http://kidshealth.org/parent/question/infants/vbac.html#cat20730. | USA | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 42.9 | 10.0 |
11 | American Pregnancy Association. VBAC: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean. 2012. http://americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/vbac.html. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 42.9 | 10.0 |
12 | Joy S, Contag S. Cesarean Delivery. 2013; http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/263424-overview. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
13 | MedicineNet. Cesarean Birth (C-Section). http://www.medicinenet.com/c-section_cesarean_birth/article.htm. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 50.0 | 20.0 |
14 | Sehdev H. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vaginal_birth_after_cesarean_delivery/article_em.htm. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 64.3 | 70.0 |
15 | Dodd J, Crowther C, Hiller J, Haslam R, Robinson J. Birth after caesarean study – planned vaginal birth or planned elective repeat caesarean for women at term with a single previous caesarean birth: protocol for a patient preference study and randomised trial. 2007; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/7/17. | Other | Other | Other | Includes Professionals | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 28.6 | 80.0 |
16 | Mayo Clinic Staff. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). 2012; http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/MY01143. | USA | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 64.3 | 50.0 |
17 | WebMD. Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) Directory. http://www.webmd.com/baby/vaginal-birth-after-section-vbac-directory. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 64.3 | 50.0 |
18 | Weiss R. Cesarean Section Photos: Step-by-Step. http://pregnancy.about.com/od/cesareansection/ss/cesarean.htm. | USA | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 71.4 | 40.0 |
19 | BabyCenter. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). 2010; http://www.babycenter.ca/pregnancy/labourandbirth/labourcomplications/vbac/. | Other | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 42.9 | 40.0 |
20 | Bowen M. Caesarean section. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/caesarian.htm. | UK | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 21.4 | 20.0 |
21 | Kamel J. VBAC Facts. 2012; http://vbacfacts.com. | USA | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 21.4 | 80.0 |
22 | March of Dimes. Vaginal birth after cesarean. 2011; http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean.aspx. | USA | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 50.0 | 30.0 |
23 | Ourbodies OS. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) or Repeat Cesarean Section? 2005; http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/childbirthexcerpt.asp?id=85&chapterID=21. | USA | Other | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 71.4 | 30.0 |
24 | Women’s and Children’s Health Network. Next birth after caesarean section. 2008; http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=438&np=463&id=2824. | Other | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 10 | 85.7 | 40.0 |
25 | Ask Dr Sears. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/pregnancy-childbirth/pregnancy-concerns/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean. | USA | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 7.1 | 20.0 |
26 | BabyZone, Disney. VBAC. http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/vbac/. | USA | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 21.4 | 70.0 |
27 | Guise JM, Eden K, Emeis C, Denman MA, Marshall N, Fu RR, Janik R, Nygren P, Walker M, McDonagh M. Vaginal birth after cesarean: new insights. 2010; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20629481. | USA | Commercial | Health Professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 7.1 | 30.0 |
28 | Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Birth after caesarean section; Information for women. 2010; https://www.kch.nhs.uk/Doc/pl%20-%20221.1%20-%20vaginal%20birth%20after%20caesarean%20section.pdf. | UK | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 64.3 | 30.0 |
29 | Murkoff H. VBAC - or Not VBAC. http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/cesarean-section/vaginal-birth-after-c-section.aspx. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 28.6 | 10.0 |
30 | North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Vaginal birth after previous caesarean section (VBAC). 2011; http://www.nlg.nhs.uk/content/uploads/2013/12/IFP-0075VaginalBirthAfterCsection.pdf. | UK | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 85.7 | 80.0 |
31 | Skelton P. Vaginal birth after caesarean – VBAC. http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/articles/vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-vbac/. | Other | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 42.9 | 20.0 |
32 | TAJ G, SOHAIL N, CHEEMA S, ZAHID N, RIZWAN S. Review of Study of Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section (VBAC). 2008; http://www.annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/102/90. | Other | Other | Health Professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
33 | Tita AT, Landon MB, Spong CY, Lai Y, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Meis PJ, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O’Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM, Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes. 2009; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19129525. | USA | Other | Health Professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 7.1 | 00.0 |
34 | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. Vaginal birth following caesarean section; patient information. 2012; https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/library/all_new_pi_docs/audio_leaflets/obstetrics/csection/vbac.pdf&sa=U&ei=GbdGVKjRJdLd7Qad7YCYDA&ved=0CAUQFjAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHQIZ0H1jlK_UORGNpVKHWArjhtaQ. | UK | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 21.4 | 60.0 |
35 | Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC). http://www.aafp.org/online/etc./medialib/aafp_org/documents/clinical/patient_ed/tolac-color.Par.0001.File.tmp/TOLAC-color.pdf. | USA | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 35.7 | 40.0 |
36 | American Baby. Vaginal birth after cesarean. http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/pregnancy/labor-delivery/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean.htm. | USA | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 28.6 | 20.0 |
37 | BJOG. Risk of uterine rupture after previous caesarean section. 2010; http://www.bjog.org/details/news/591673/Risk_of_uterine_rupture_after_previous_caesarean_section.html. | UK | Other | Health professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 0.0 | 40.0 |
38 | Crowther C, Dodd J, Hiller J, Haslam R, Robinson J. Planned Vaginal Birth or Elective Repeat Caesarean: Patient Preference Restricted Cohort with Nested Randomised Trial. 2012; http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001192. | Other | Other | Health professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 21.4 | 80.0 |
39 | Ontario Midwives. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/care/birth/vbac. | Other | Other | Health professionals | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 57.1 | 50.0 |
40 | Pregnancy Info. Vaginal birth after a cesarean section. http://www.pregnancy-info.net/vaginal_birth.html. | USA | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 6 | 64.3 | 10.0 |
41 | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust. Choices for birth after a caesarean section. http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/services/maternity-unit_treatment-and-medication_choices-for-birth-after-a-caesarean-section.aspx. | UK | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 42.9 | 50.0 |
42 | The Pregnancy Zone. Vaginal birth after cesarean. 2012; http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/labor-delivery/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean/. | Other | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 64.3 | 50.0 |
43 | University of Maryland Medical Center. Vaginal Birth after C-Section (VBAC). 2013; http://umm.edu/health/medical/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/vaginal-birth-after-csection-vbac. | USA | Commercial | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 28.6 | 50.0 |
44 | Haas A. Homebirth after Cesarean: The Myth and the Reality. 2008; http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/homebirthaftercesarean.asp. | USA | Commercial | Other | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 35.7 | 0.0 |
45 | Harrington K. Pregnancy/Labour and delivery. http://www.wellbeingforwomen.com/index.php/pregnancy_topics/labour-and-delivery/#caesarean_section. | UK | Other | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 7 | 7.1 | 80.0 |
46 | Jukelevics N. VBAC.Com. http://www.vbac.com/. | USA | Other | Other | Includes professionals | 24th August 2013 | 9 | 42.9 | 30.0 |
47 | King Edward Memorial Hospital. Vaginal Birth After Caesarean. http://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/health/VBAC/index.htm. | Other | Government | Health professionals | General public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 8 | 71.4 | 40.0 |
48 | Pregnancy Weekly. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). http://www.parentingweekly.com/pregnancy/delivery-options/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean_2.htm. | Other | Commercial | Other | public/parents | 24th August 2013 | 5 | 64.3 | 50.0 |