VBAC stands for vaginal birth after ceasarian. All women who have had a c-section will be under consultant care for any further pregnancies. You can expect to see the consultant at around 15 weeks and again a few weeks before you are due. Unless, you have a medical condition to warrant them seeing you more. Women who have had a c-section have the choice of having an elective section for subsequent birth's. but many choose to have a   vbac unless it is medically not recomended. Once you have had a c-sect you have a higher chance of needing one a further time, but also still a very good chance of having a vaginal delivery and a trial of labour is often fully supported by your consultant and midwife.

Uterine rupture.

  The main worry for a woman attempting a vbac, is that of uterine rupture.   The womb of a woman who has had a c-section has got scar tissue on it which my come apart during the labour process. Because of this a women having a vbac will be continually monitored by ctg on arrival at hospital. You will also not be able to be induced as this can cause very strong contraction's. which will put extra pressure on the uterus. The chances of this happening are small - 1 in 200, other complications facing every woman in every birth far outweigh this.

Will a vbac be succesful?

  This all depends on the reasons of a previous c-section. The chances of success are higher the more dilated you were in your previous labour, and if it was because your baby was in an awkward position then your chances are very high, as are your chances if your baby was in distress. It is less likely when it is down to physiological causes such as failure to progress, as it could happen again - although the chances are it wont. Aprox 75% of women who opt to have a vbac manage to do so. For further statistical information visit http://www.vbac.org.uk/