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Is A VBAC Right for You?
Many moms who've experienced a C-section with their first child enter subsequent pregnancies with the hope of avoiding the same procedure when labor day arrives. But due to the increased possibility of uterine rupture at the site of the previous C-section (which happens in fewer than 1 percent of VBACs), a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) is often considered high risk by doctors.
To understand why, we need to get into the nitty-gritty of C-sections.
If a uterine rupture results in excessive bleeding, a woman may have to undergo a blood transfusion or an emergency hysterectomy, explains William Grobman, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago. And the outcome can be life-threatening to the baby, although that only happens in one out of every 1,000 to 2,000 VBAC attempts. Fortunately, about 60 to 80 percent of women who attempt a VBAC are able to give birth vaginally -- and recent recommendations from the National Institutes of Health reiterated that VBACs can be as safe as normal births.
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My doctors office actually suggest a vbac! I am due on August 4th with my third child and am planning on having a vbac! My second child was c-section due to being in distress and I had had one previous vaginal delivery so my doctor says I am a good canidate and should try!
7/17/2010 10:43:46 PM Report AbuseCont- It is my RIGHT to have the best choice for birth presented to me and made available, but Doctors are failing to do that. If anyone is reading this and wants a VBAC and is a good candidate, KEEP LOOKING!!! It's going to take a lot of women asking for what they want to get VBACS out in the open
7/16/2010 12:27:01 PM Report AbuseThat's true cooper- Basically it all comes down to money with hospitals-having to staff people all night long. And yes, I am a bit bitter because I have just recently done a search for a VBAC provider. It makes me LIVID that I am being discouraged from having one. Cont-
7/16/2010 12:26:50 PM Report AbuseIt's not up to a physician whether or not I can VBAC; it's up to me. The 24/7 in-house anesthesia rule is bogus too. The risk of a poor outcome to mom/baby in a first time mom is the same as a VBAC mom/baby, but you don't see hospitals turning away women if they haven't had a child before. For those who would like to learn more about cesareans, recovery, & VBAC, please check out ican-online. org
6/5/2010 04:13:23 PM Report Abuse