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Just Released...VBAC Guidelines Changed per ACOG

ACOG just released on July 21, 2010, Practice Bulletin No. 115 which contains a revision to the guidelines for VBAC. Click on link below to read them. Women can no longer be pushed into a cesarean anymore if they do not want one and a women even having 2 prior c/s with low transverse incisions can be elgible for a VBAC.

http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr07-21-1...

Please give me your feed back and share with me your comments about these new guidelines. Let me know what your OB thinks about them too if you happen to discuss it with him/her.

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Permalink Reply by smw on August 4, 2010 at 3:25pm

Does anyone have any thoughts about this? I would love some feedback as a gear-up for baby #3 in another 9 mos.

Permalink Reply by Kristin D on September 24, 2010 at 1:58pm

Good luck! I have had both and I'd go with natural in a heartbeat. I recovered in no time with my daughter after natural childbirth (no drugs and 2 pushes - cake). My son was breech - so I knew a c-section was coming. The c-section for me was not a good experience (painful recovery). If your doc oks the VBAC and the baby is not breech and no reason for a c-section, I'd go natural (but that's me). The pain is more intense during delivery, but then it is over. I had nasty side effects from the drugs.

Permalink Reply by Yvonne Walker on January 25, 2011 at 3:46pm

Thank you! I've had both of mine with emergency c-sections, and we are planning another and hoping for a VBAC, I was concerned that I wouldn't even have the option!

Permalink Reply by smw on January 25, 2011 at 6:00pm

VBAC is an option even with 2 or more c-sections. Here is a link on a study comparing VBAC vs. VBA2C.