The study was conducted by a senior research fellow at
the Central Queensland University in association with a
Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Redlands
Hospital, Queensland. The aim of the research was to
explore from the mothers’ perspective the process of
decision-making about mode of delivery for a subsequent
birth after a previous CS. The research project was initiated
by the then Director who was keen to explore
in-depth the subtleties of the mothers’ experience with
birth decision-making. The findings from the study are
rich and dense and will be published separately as a
number of articles. The findings presented in this article
are from the data that describe the perspective of the
mothers who chose VBAC on risks associated with
VBAC and EC, and their experience with discussing
such risks with the health professionals providing their
obstetric care.
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