I was happy to learn that the VBAC support Guidelines are loosening up a bit.
That comes to us from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) where they appear to be in more support of the VBAC procedure.
The ACOG issue was released last July which you can read here, but basically it says that with regard to VBAC support, doctors and hospitals are loosening up on their guidelines. Read more »
Your chances of having a safe VBAC (vaginal birth after a C-Section) are pretty good, particularly if you’ve had only one previous c-section.
The most notable risk of having a VBAC is uterine rupture which can mean damage to bladder, extensive blood loss, blood clots, infection and hysterectomy. However for women who have had just one C-Section, the risk of uterine rupture is only 1% or about 1 in 500.
But there are still precautions that you should take if you’re considering a VBAC, particularly if you’ve had 2 or more c-sections, as the more c-sections you’ve had, the greater the risk for a VBAMC (vaginal birth after multiple C-Sections). Read more »
For women who have had multiple c-sections, that is more than 2, they want to know if it’s possible to try for a VBAC or to be more specific, a VBAMC, ‘vaginal birth after multiple c-sections’.
I once had a woman ask me, who already had 5 c-sections, if it was possible for her to have another child naturally. This is not an unusual question, in fact there are many women who have had several c-sections and want to experience having a natural childbirth at least once.
I can so relate to them not wanting to experience yet another surgery, but I’m not an expert. I can only go by the facts and experiences I see before me, as is true for any lay or even professional person.
Here are a few things that may help if you are confronting this same decision… Read more »
A VBAC or vaginal birth after a c-section, is when a woman has a baby vaginally after her previous baby was born via c-section.
VBAC’s are of concern to most doctors because giving birth vaginally after having has a surgical birth presents the possibility of uterine rupture. This means that the area around the internal stitching of the uterus can break open causing birth complications. The occurrence of uterine rupture during a VBAC is rare but it can occur. Read more »
In an article published by Jennifer K. Woldt of The Northwestern it was noted that VBAC (Vaginal Birth After C-Section) rates have dropped from fifteen years ago when about 3 in 10 women who had a first C-section were able to deliver their next baby vaginally.
Today the VBAC rates have dropped to 1 in 10. This is partly due to the fact that about a third of the hospitals and half of the physicians ban women from attempting a VBAC. Read more »
Trying to decide on whether to have a VBAC or repeat C-Section? Here’s something that may help… Read more »
