Will New Guidelines Let More Women Try Labor After a C-Section?
July 31st, 2010
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has loosened up its recommendations regarding women who’ve previously given birth via ceserean section but want to deliver vaginally the next time around.
As the WSJ reports, now women who have already had two C-sections and those who are pregnant with twins following a C-section delivery are candidates for so-called VBACs, so long as their operations included a low-on-the-abdomen, horizontal incision.
While ACOG still recommends that women attempt vaginal delivery only if they’re in a facility that has “staff immediately available to provide emergency care,” the group says that if those resources aren’t available the woman should “be allowed to accept increased levels of risk” if they are informed about the potential dangers and availability of facilities and staff.