Your last birth may have resulted in a cesarean section but that does not mean this
pregnancy has to end in a repeat cesarean. It's the woman's choice to birth vaginally or
choose an elective repeat cesarean.
We will provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision. Women who
previously had a cesarean should go through labor and have a vaginal birth but unfortunately
some medical professionals are all too willing to grant a request from a patient for a repeat
cesarean even when most of the time the repeat cesarean is not medically necessary.
The fact you had a previous cesarean is not a medically necessary reason by itself to have
a repeat cesarean.
Over twenty years of medical research on thousands of women have led the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to agree that in the absence of a specific reason for
cesarean section, the routine policy for women with prior cesareans should be labor.
The United States is the only country where VBAC isn't the norm. The VBAC rate in the U.S. is
rising, however. Still an alarming number of women who had a prior cesarean are electing to
have a repeat cesarean most of which do not have a medical reason to do so.
To reduce our very high and annually increasing cesarean rate now with a national average of
31%, VBAC must be a viable option for all women in all birth settings. Fortunately, here in
the Maryland area you do have choices! It is important to do research to figure out if you are
a candidate for VBAC which most women are, to understand why any OB might be
recommending Repeat Cesarean Section (RCS) and to make sure it is truly medically
necessary, to find a provider who believes in you, is willing to work with you and answer your
questions with respect for your opinion and who has a high VBAC success rate!
pregnancy has to end in a repeat cesarean. It's the woman's choice to birth vaginally or
choose an elective repeat cesarean.
We will provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision. Women who
previously had a cesarean should go through labor and have a vaginal birth but unfortunately
some medical professionals are all too willing to grant a request from a patient for a repeat
cesarean even when most of the time the repeat cesarean is not medically necessary.
The fact you had a previous cesarean is not a medically necessary reason by itself to have
a repeat cesarean.
Over twenty years of medical research on thousands of women have led the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to agree that in the absence of a specific reason for
cesarean section, the routine policy for women with prior cesareans should be labor.
The United States is the only country where VBAC isn't the norm. The VBAC rate in the U.S. is
rising, however. Still an alarming number of women who had a prior cesarean are electing to
have a repeat cesarean most of which do not have a medical reason to do so.
To reduce our very high and annually increasing cesarean rate now with a national average of
31%, VBAC must be a viable option for all women in all birth settings. Fortunately, here in
the Maryland area you do have choices! It is important to do research to figure out if you are
a candidate for VBAC which most women are, to understand why any OB might be
recommending Repeat Cesarean Section (RCS) and to make sure it is truly medically
necessary, to find a provider who believes in you, is willing to work with you and answer your
questions with respect for your opinion and who has a high VBAC success rate!
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