Repeat Cesarean or Trial of Labor? Factors Influencing a Patient’s Delivery Decision after Previous Cesarean Section Meir Pomeranz MD1,Nisim Arbib MD1, Limor Haddif RN, MA1, Hana Reissner MS2, Yitzhak Romem MD3, Tal Biron MD1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel affiliated with Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine 2Sackler School of Medicine New York/American Program at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel ObjectiveBackground Results To investigate factors influencing The study included 197 women, 101 for TOLAC and 96 for ERCD. Women who chose TOLAC were more women's choice of trial of labor religious, wanted more children and had higher Internal and Chance health locus of control. Women who after cesarean (TOLAC) or elective chose ERCD were more likely to be secular and had a higher health locus of control influenced by Powerful repeat cesarean delivery (ERCD) Others, most notably physicians. Women who reported being influenced by physicians were more likely to based on the Multidimensional choose ERCD. Women not influenced by others were likelier to choose TOLAC. Health Locus of Control (MHLC), 4.50 religious observance, and family 4.20 4.20 Conclusion 4.00 3.83 planning. 3.65 A woman’s choice of TOLAC or ERCD is 3.50 3.33 3.33 3.21 influenced by her sense of control over her 3.00 Methods 2.74 health, degree of religious observance, and Cross-sectional study of women at 2.50 number of children desired. Health care 2.00 providers can use this information to better Meir Medical Center and Laniado 1.50 understand, counsel, and educate their Hospital in Israel who were patients on the appropriate delivery decision. 1.00 candidates for TOLAC or ERCD. If a woman feels in control over her health, .50 educated about delivery options, and is less Women completed a demographic .00 influenced by provider preference, more Internal External (Force) External (Chance) Spirituality questionnaire and a questionnaire women might choose TOLAC; thus reducing using Form C of the MHLC scale VBAC ERCD the rate of unnecessary ERCD..