It used to be when a woman delivered her first child via C-section, she was told she'd deliver the rest of her babies that way. New research is saying that's not true, thankfully. According to new research from Office for Research and Clinical Audit (ORCA) at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, almost two-thirds of women who attempt natural delivery after having a C-section the first time.
The study looked at results from 143,970 women who had their first child by caesarean between 2004 and 2011. Fifty-two percent of those women tried to have their second child via vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC). Black women and women 24 and under were more likely to attempt a VBAC after talking with their doctors. Of those women, 63 percent had success, though black women were less successful than white women (50 percent vs. 66 percent).
The determining factor seems to be the reason for the C-section in he first place. If a second pregnancy came with the same complications as the first, there was a good chance it would require a C-section. Also, women who'd had failed induction the first time around often required a second caesarean.
This is all good news for mothers who don't want to have to undergo surgery when delivering their second child. With the recovery time and risk, it's not always a mom's first choice. Doctors stress that moms really talk to their doctors, midwives and doulas to see if they're good candidates for a VBAC.
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