At the same time, statistics about the odds of needing medical assistance or on complications like tearing during a vaginal birth are frequently not talked about.

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This is a very timely subject, as guidelines concerning vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) were updated in August by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Many women who have had cesarean sections inquire about the possibility of attempting a vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC), sometimes also called trial of labor after C-section (TOLAC).

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As a result, when they become pregnant again, they often cannot face the prospect of a vaginal birth and want to have their baby by Caesarean section instead.

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But all too often the risks of vaginal birth are significantly downplayed while Caesareans are portrayed as an intervention to avoid wherever possible, with those planning a Caesarean labelled selfish or "too posh to push".

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They are also more likely to carry out surgery to prevent vaginal tearing compared to women who give birth at night.

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And she also writes that she started being asked to spin side effects, as for a birth control product that could cause severe, unpredictable vaginal bleeding.

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Five of the 13 regained continence before the second birth, but two became incontinent again as a result of a second vaginal delivery.

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When they go through the birth canal, they get exposed to the entire bacteria population of their mother's vaginal and GI microbiomes.

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