For years, the belief was simple: once a woman had a C-section, she expected to repeat it for later delivery. But medical advances and updated guidelines are changing this notion. VBAC (Vaginal birth after Caesarean) is gaining popularity among rapidly expected mothers.

PTI referred to two cases, which expected that mothers began to pass through successful VBAC for their delivery. Stuti Jain from Ambala took a natural birth for her second delivery, despite that she passed through a C-section for the first time. She runs a school, and her husband is a chartered accountant. The couple traveled to Delhi after knowing about the VBAC facility at Sitaram Bharatiya Institute of Science and Research.

Another inspiring story is Akananka Lal from Vasant Kunj in Delhi, who became a mother for the third time in June. His first child was given through C-section in 2017, but his next two children were born through VBAC.

Participating in hospital doctors, the news agency said that the hospital has “80 percent success rate in Tolac cases, while mothers get general distribution in 87 percent of the cases for the first time.”

“A healthy diet, regular exercise and patient motivation are important for positive results,” Dr. Preity Arora Dhamija, maternity and gynecologist said in Sitaram Bharia.

Senior Consultant, Obstate and Gynecology at Apollo Hospital. Mithi Bhanot spoke Indianody.in About the factors that determine the success of VBAC. “It is safe for a woman to try to birth after a caesarean, with about 80% success rate. The condition is that the mother should distribute to an emergency C-section to the tertiary hospital, if necessary, and the child’s heart rate should be monitored continuously.”

What determines this success

The suitability of VBAC depends on the current pregnancy -related factors and the signal for the previous cesarean. “If the current pregnancy has a high risk situation, such as twins, a breech baby, or a thin uterus, we do not recommend VBAC,” Dr. Bhanot says.

Furthermore, she says, “We also survive if the first caesarean was due to a recurring issue, such as a very small pelvis, or if there is a history of uterine breakdown or major surgery, such as fibroid removal.

Dr. Bhanot emphasizes that each patient is individually evaluated, “a patient’s history, examination and current pregnancy are carefully evaluated. With continuous monitoring in the tertiary center, a safe decision can be taken about VBAC’s effort.”