Childbirth history and VBAC success
Your likelihood of success with a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is influenced by various factors. Among large numbers of women, researchers have observed that:
- If the problem that led to a previous cesarean (such as breech position) doesn't recur in the present pregnancy, a woman is about as likely to have a successful vaginal delivery as women who have not had a previous cesarean.1
- A woman who has had both a vaginal and a cesarean delivery has a greater chance of having a successful VBAC than a woman who has not delivered vaginally.2 Even women who have previously had a trial of labor followed by a cesarean have some advantage in future vaginal births.
| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW | Last Updated: April 20, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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