{"id":956,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/vbac-malpractice\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:36:49","slug":"vbac-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/vbac-malpractice\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaginal Delivery After C-Section (VBAC) | Birth Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pregnancy__2_.jpg\" alt=\"Pregnancy\"\/>A VBAC (or vaginal birth after C-section) refers to vaginal delivery of a baby by a woman who has previously had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/c-section-malpractice-maryland\/\">C-section<\/a> delivery. Whenever a woman has a Cesarean delivery in a prior pregnancy, any efforts to deliver future babies vaginally will be classified as VBACs. Vaginal childbirth by mothers who have previously had a C-section are given this special name and designation. No matter how you slice it, the reason why we have such a label in the first place is that VBACs they involve more risk and are considered non-standard obstetrical procedures.<\/p>\n<p>At the turn of this century, a movement began to encourage more OB\/GYNs towards more VBACs. Now the tide is going back the other way. There are a number of recent studies that have indicated that VBACs are less safe than originally predicted and there has been a slow progressive movement away from the practice. VBAC&#8217;s are still being done, but in significantly lower numbers. Instead, there is a steady movement toward scheduled repeat cesarean sections instead of VBAC&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<h4> The Risks of VBAC <\/h4>\n<p>The underlying reason why VBACs are considered a high risk method of delivery is actually fairly easy to understand. It all has to do with the scar tissue that a C-section leaves on the uterus. In a Cesarean delivery the mother&#8217;s uterus and abdomen are surgically cut open to allow manual extraction of the baby. Afterwards the surgical openings are sewed back together. Just like a cut in the skin the stitched up uterus eventually heals back together leaving scar tissue at the incision site. The problem is that this area of scar tissue is much weaker than the rest of the uterus wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/vbac-malpractice\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Vaginal Delivery After C-Section (VBAC) | Birth Injuries\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A VBAC (or vaginal birth after C-section) refers to vaginal delivery of a baby by a woman who has previously had a C-section delivery. Whenever a woman has a Cesarean delivery in a prior pregnancy, any efforts to deliver future babies vaginally will be classified as VBACs. 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