View All Doctors. View All Locations. View All Pages No Results. Like many expectant mothers, Elizabeth Van Kort planned for a natural childbirth. Moselle Stark, MD. Lori Anderson, CNM. Learn More:. This can lead to a uterine rupture tear in the uterine muscle.
You had a uterine rupture in a previous pregnancy. This is when the uterus womb tears during labor. It happens very rarely. You have certain health conditions or complications during pregnancy, like diabetes , heart disease, genital herpes or placenta previa , that make a c-section necessary. What are the benefits of having a VBAC? Your recovery time is shorter than after having a c-section. Your risk is lower for infection and other complications, like problems with the placenta called placenta previa and placent acreta.
You may want to have the experience of a vaginal delivery. What are the risks of having a VBAC? Infection, injury and blood loss Your uterus ruptures tears.
This is rare, but it can be life-threatening. You may be able to take a childbirth class on VBAC. Be flexible and know that sometimes complications can happen that require needing a C-section.
Ask your provider if your hospital of delivery has what it needs in case of an emergency C-section. A home delivery is not appropriate for VBAC. VBAC should take place in a hospital. See also: Medical reasons for a c-section , Inducing labor , Stages of labor Last reviewed March Prepare for a healthy pregnancy and baby this year.
Help save lives every month Give monthly and join the fight for the health of moms and babies. Now that I'm pregnant with my second, I'd really like to try to have a vaginal delivery. But is that safe — for me and my baby? Many women who have had a cesarean section or C-section with their first pregnancy are interested in a vaginal delivery for their second or later births.
For years, women who'd had a C-section were encouraged to skip vaginal deliveries altogether and schedule C-sections for all future births.
Normal delivery eliminates abdominal surgery, which itself comes with certain risks such as hemorrhage, infection, and complications related to anesthesia.
Reduces the risk of probable blood transfusions, thereby lowering the blood-borne disease risk Short recovery time and reduced stay at the hospital.
Associated risks While normal delivery after c section does offer certain benefits, there are a few risks in question as well. Is normal delivery after c section right for you? VBAC is likely to be safe for you if: You had a minimum of one vaginal delivery You had just a single c section previously. Repeated cesarean increases the risk of uterine rupture In your previous c section, you had a low transverse incision.
The risk of uterine rupture is higher if high vertical incision was made in the previous cesarean. Exercises that can help you When you are in hospital, you will be given information regarding the exercises that are helpful with recovery after c section.
Pelvic floor exercises: These are the exercises that many women do during pregnancy. Abdominal exercises: These are the exercises that help in strengthening the abdominal muscles. It allows you to have a good posture by protecting your spine Lay on your side and bend your knees slightly Relax the abdominal muscles and gently breathe in Pull in the abdominal muscles gently while breathing out Squeeze the pelvic floor muscles at the same time Keep squeezing and holding in the abdominal muscles for ten seconds and release gently.
Repeat the workout ten times Perform the exercise thrice a day Physical work out: Before you return to working out the way you used to before pregnancy, you need to wait before your postnatal check-up after weeks is done.
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