can a woman have a vaginal delivery if she had a c section?

Answer 1

It is possible.. Yes.. They call it a VBAC.. Vaginal birth after Cesarean

Answer 2

You know it is possible as most of your authors here have suggested. Years ago (1970,s and earlier) it was, "Once a C-Section always a C-Section," but that was when initial C-sections rate in the US was 2%, and successive C-Sections matched it at 2% for a total of 4% of all births were C-Sections in this country. Europe has always been abit more restrained in their use of C-setions. Now C-sections in the US are about 20-25% of all deliveries. I was working with a Doc back then and he knew I was quite liberal about these things as my philosophy is "why not" instead of WHY? I do believe that progress comes from thinking outside the box, and constantly challenging what has come before as gospel. Well, he and I had a secondary C-Section and showed me a uterus that had not healed properly from the original C-section. See, he boasted. "Imagine if we had let her labor, and that incision ruptured. We would have lost her, and the baby too." He was right. I calmed down a bit about the effort to try and let them deliver vaginally. Some years after that I did see a mother and baby die from a ruptured uterus (not post C-section) and it was not pleasant. But he left our collaboration saying that by the year 2000 women would have "zippers" installed, and all babies would be delivered by C-sections. It isn't that bad yet, but the C-section rate has been challenged several times as it rose during the intervening years. OB docs are trained to intervene, and when it is just a normal delivery it can be rather routine, and even boring for these professionals. Women were only 4% of the OB-GYN doctors back then also; now they are well past 50% of the OB-GYN doctor population but they still seem to need to intervene. The highest malpractice insurance in the industry is for OB Doctors. They want more control during the whole process, and C-sections gives them that opportunity. There was a woman back then (Susanne Summer's - Not the actress. She now uses the last name Arms as she divorced the guy she was originally with when she wrote the book in the early 70's.) She was a bit of a Hippie crackpot, but she was much into the whole natural childbirth thing raging at the time. She wrote a book about preparing for natural childbirth and I was suprised in the end she was given a spinal at the very last minute, and they needed to use forceps to help pull the baby out. She seemed to think it was a "Natural Childbirth" at the end of the book and I was wondering what definition of "natural" she used. Well it was not long after that birth she wrote another book called "Immaculate Deception." In it she was livid that she had been duped by her OB and given the spinal block anesthsia. She wrote a rather interesting thesis on how the OB needed to intervene and control the situation in deference to the mother's needs and wishes. Be aware, as the reviews will point out that she is a bit one-sided in her views, and not to professionally prepared either. I dare say there is a lot to consider, but do not be afraid to get more then one opinion about your chances to deliver vaginally. They say if you ask 10 physicians you will get 11 opinions. It is possible to deliver vaginally after a c-section, but it is a bit more dangerous then usual. Whatever you decide, good luck with the birth and the baby.

Answer 3

I did! My first daughter was born in 1988 via a C section because she was not head first and I had my second daughter in 1992 vaginally with no unusual problems. I did have to have an episiotomy during the vaginal birth but lots of women do and it was not related to the C section.

Answer 4

Yes, it is possible if your doc thinks it's OK. i asked my doc about it and he said that he really wouldn't recommend it because it can be so dangerous. he told me a story about the first delivery he helped with. it was a vbac (vaginal birth after cesarean) and the baby died and the woman bled to death before they got her to the operating room.

i would really love to have the rest of my kids vaginally, but it isn't worth the risk.

hope this helps

Answer 5

ABSOLUTELY!! You will have to search for a physician who is willing, but there is not a good reason why you shouldn't be able to unless you have a history of complications. Its called a VBAC. Talk to a midwife, they can be more lenient about letting you make that type of choice, or do your research and find a DR who will listen to your reasons to want to.

Answer 6

Yes, under the right circumstances. The rate of VBAC's are rapidly declining. It can be hard to find an ob/gyn willing to let you attempt one. It is possible if you are determined.

Answer 7

yes and actually a lot of doctors suggest that, especially if you have only had one c-section, and you are having a completely normal pregnancy. there is risk of your uterus rupturing though, because of the previous incision, so if you are contemplating this you should go over everything with your OB.

Answer 8

Yes.. but your risks of hemorrhaging gets higher with each C-section you have. You shouldnt try to have NB after 3 C-S's nor should you have anymore C-S's!

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

yeah