Is a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean or VBAC possible? This is a common question I hear in my clinic and the answer is yes, if certain criteria is met.  

There are many reasons my patients want a VBAC and they include: having a custom birth plan, shorter recovery time and lower risk of complications . 

An ideal candidate for VBAC usually meets the following criteria:

• Previously had a vaginal birth
• Mother and baby are in good health
• Labour starts on time as forecasted
• You are pregnant with one baby
• If pregnant with twins; you had a prior low transverse caesarean
• You’ve had prior low transverse caesarean sections in addition to not having risk factors that would deem a VBAC risky

Factors that make a VBAC less likely include: 

• Your labour is induced, or you have passed your due date
• You have a similar condition with your current pregnancy which made you have a c-section in a past pregnancy
• You are  obese
• Your baby is very large
• You have preeclampsia
• Previous delivery was less than 18 months ago
• History of two or more c-sections and no vaginal deliveries
• The incision from a past c-section was not low transverse
• Your uter§us has undergone previous  surgery
• Certain health conditions during the pregnancy such as heart disease, diabetes, placenta conditions such as placenta previa