Had a C-section and wondering if you have to do it again? You might be able to have a vaginal birth this time around – and yes, it can be safe.

Factors associated with a successful VBAC include a history of prior vaginal delivery (P = .0008), history of a prior VBAC (P < .0001), and no history of arrest disorder (P = .0007).

The panel affirmed that a trial of labor is a reasonable option for many women with a prior cesarean delivery. They also urged that current VBAC guidelines be revisited, malpractice concerns be ...

Labor and delivery tends to occupy the minds of expectant parents the most. ... repeat C-sections are not always necessary. Vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC) can be a safe option for many.

Many women who delivered their first child through C-section assume that a vaginal birth after C-section—VBAC, for short—is impossible for their second child. In truth, the answer is a bit ...

Amanda Bacon — who had a picture of her in mesh maternity underwear after her VBAC go viral in 2016 — also preferred vaginal delivery compared to the C-section she had with her first child.

If at 40 or 41 weeks I have not gone into labor and I’m not dilated at all, or if my chances of a V.B.A.C. look worse than we expected, I’d like to have a cesarean rather than inducing labor ...

If you’ve had a previous cesarean delivery, ... The risk of uterine rupture during trial of labor— when a VBAC is attempted— is between 0.5 percent and 0.9 percent and between 60 and 80 ...

Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) ... For example, you may go through labor and delivery in one room, recover in another, and then move to a semiprivate room.

The recent news that Aspen Valley Hospital will refuse to offer VBACs disturbs me. May I tell you what my VBAC meant to me? My pregnancy with my first-born son was uneventful. At 42 weeks gestation, ...

Jan. 13, 2022 — Infants born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery, without labor or membrane rupture before delivery and no concern for infection, should not need antibiotics at birth, according ...