If you've already had a baby by cesarean section, it doesn't rule out the possibility of vaginal birth for your next delivery. Many women have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) without incident.

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 years, it was believed that the safest choice after giving birth via cesarean was another cesarean delivery. But now, guidelines have changed. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians ...

Since 2007, obstetricians have counseled patients planning to give birth after a previous C-section with help from a simple calculator designed to determine the likelihood of having a successful ...

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 ...

If you’ve had a previous cesarean delivery, chances are you’re hoping to have a vaginal delivery the next time around. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say that vaginal ...

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 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) calculator may overestimate the likely success rate of a VBAC following induction of labor (IOL), according to research presented at American ...

Most women who have had a C-section are told that having a vaginal birth after C-section, or VBAC, is a bad idea. The main concern is that the mother’s original incision will tear, causing blood loss ...