Induced Vbac Or C Section

A trial of labour does carry some risks over and above those of regular labour.
Induced vbac or c section. Yes do wait 40 41 weeks before trying to induce. Safety for you and your baby is the main thing. How to naturally induce labor for a vbac avoid an induction there s nothing more tedious than the wait for labor to begin but ladies hoping for a vbac or vaginal birth after c section are.
Many people believe that is it excessively dangerous and that planned vbacs should never been induced or augmented. A vbac attempt a k a. Many of the comments left at the forced cesarean story questioned the safety of lac induction.
Vbac means vaginal birth after c section where a woman plans to give birth vaginally after a prior c section. If your doctor is okay with it id wait induce at 41 weeks to give your body time. Women who have had a low transverse or low vertical incision are usually vbac candidates.
Due to previous c section the types of inductions available are limited and also the time limit if deciding that an induction is not working or working too well and needing to switch to emcs is much reduced for vbac. Youre still so early for natural labor to occur. If you ve had a prior high vertical classical incision vbac isn t recommended because of the risk of uterine rupture.
In a small number of cases contractions can cause the uterus to tear usually along the scar. An elective c section might have been necessary in a previous birth but doesn t apply to this pregnancy. And if you dont go into labor naturally by then youll either have an induction vbac or repeat csection.
There are many reasons why a woman will choose to have a vbac. Babies can enter this world in one of two ways. A vaginal birth after c section vbac is possible for many women but there are factors to help you and your doctor decide if it s right for you.