VBAC

(Vaginal birth after two ceasareans is sometimes abbreviated to VBA2C. Vaginal birth after three ceasareans is VBA3C, and so on.)

Many women internationally have had successful vaginal births, after two or more previous ceasareans. However, you will still find some pregnancy books and many obstetricians who will suggest that your only option after two ceasareans is a repeat section. This attitude is particularly prevalent in South Africa in the obstetric private sector. This view is not supported by either the evidence, or by expert opinion.

Mary Cronk MBE, has been a midwife since the early 60s and been practicing independently since 1990, has extensive experience of caring for VBAC and HBAC women. She discusses ways she feels she can enhance the safety of such women.

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I have had quite a few women with CS scars on my caseload and while the risk of scar problems is low 1% or less in a spontaneous labour it does exist. This woman's uterus has been compromised.