Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

Although cesarean section is performed for many reasons, the largest share among the reasons for cesarean section today is former cesarean section patients. When vaginal delivery occurs after cesarean section, the mother is protected from all risks of repeated cesarean section. These include a shorter recovery and return to daily life, a shorter time to return to normal activities, the risk of infection and less blood loss. In addition, couples who plan to have many children are protected from the increased risks of repeated cesarean section.

The explanation of the statement "A maximum of 3-4 births can be made by cesarean section" is as follows; As the number of repetitive cesarean sections increases; Neighboring organs, bladder and bowel injuries, excessive bleeding and blood loss related to the placenta, and complications such as removal of the uterus increase. Therefore, every recurrent cesarean section carries serious risks.

VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) The only condition is to give birth according to the rules recommended by the guidelines. Recommendations and precautions do not change whether it is the 1st or 3rd VBAC. We do not find VBAC deliveries safe where there is no spare blood, the pediatrician is not always in the hospital, the emergency operating table, the anesthesiologist and the other operating room team are not waiting. In an emergency, all these conditions must be ready from the beginning in order to have a cesarean section in as little as 5-10 minutes.

We hope that you, our valued patients, who prefer VBAC, are equipped with incomplete and biased information, that the devoted efforts of the valuable health personnel who support VBAC only and only under appropriate conditions have no other purpose than to protect the health of mothers and children, and that they be aware of their values.