According to the “Childbirth Connection†(a program of the National Partnerships for Women and Families), the percentage of women giving birth to their first baby through a C-section is on the increase. Immediate query that pops up in mind is whether it is possible for a woman to give birth to her second or third child vaginally if her first baby is born from a cesarean?
There are possibilities of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) but it is not easy to predict certainty of who will have a vaginal delivery or who will have a repeated C-section. However, about 60 to 80 per cent of the women who attempt VBAC succeed in delivering a child vaginally.
The ‘National Institutes of Health’ declares that a successful VBAC is safe for a woman even if her prior experience of delivery was a C- Section. However, an experienced physician finally decides if a woman is well suited for a vaginal birth even after cesarean operation as they need to consider many medical conditions while analyzing the safe choice for the patient.
As reported by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a vaginal birth after cesarean is possible keeping in mind the following conditions:
Thus, one should consider the doctor’s advice to know about the chances of success of vaginal birth after cesarean, its benefits and risks.
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