Planning for Labor and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Publication Date: August 1, 2015
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

RECOMMENDATIONS

Labor after cesarean is safe and appropriate for most women with a history of one or two prior cesarean births. The AAFP recommends that clinicians counsel, encourage and facilitate planned vaginal birth after cesarean so that women can make informed decisions. (, M )
If planned vaginal birth after cesarean is not locally available, then women desiring it should be offered referral to a facility and/or clinician who can offer the service.
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Overview

Title

Planning for Labor and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Authoring Organization

American Academy of Family Physicians