Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many women who delivered their first child through C-section assume that a vaginal birth after C-section—VBAC, for short—is ...

For hours, Alicia Skrenes paced around a hotel room two hours from her home, waiting to be far enough along in labor to go to the hospital. Skrenes had been in labor twice before, and both times ...

The new guidelines directly affect more than half a million women annually. According to data from the CDC National Center For Health Statistics, approximately 605,000 women with a history of at least ...

With the birth of my third baby looming in the not-too-distant future, I've been crossing my fingers, toes, and anything else I can find that I'll be able to avoid a second C-section. My first was ...

When Breanna Jay was pregnant with her first son, she expected a vaginal delivery. But when she was 38 weeks pregnant, she learned her son’s feet were facing downward, what’s known as breech. Doctors ...

Baby deliveries via a VBAC—a vaginal birth after cesarean—have come into the spotlight in recent years, with several celebrities having opted for it. The most recent example is Tammy Hembrow, a ...

An updated practice bulletin from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) advises that 60% to 80% of women who attempt a trial of labor ...

Torri Mockler didn’t want another cesarean section. She felt bullied into one when she delivered her first child at 23-years-old, and didn’t want to go through the experience a second time. That’s one ...

Due to the rising CS-rate increasing numbers of women and health professionals have to decide mode of delivery in the subsequent birth. Vaginal birth is recommended as best practice for the majority ...

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An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and willing ...

Vaginal birth after a caesarean (VBAC) is becoming a popular choice of delivery method in India. However, some Indian households still hold onto misconceptions that may deter you from attempting it.