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Vaginal birth after caesarean: Facts, safety and risks

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If your previous delivery was through CS, do not assume it is necessary for all your future pregnancies (Photo: Courtesy)

You may have delivered your previous baby by caesarean, but you are pregnant again and you wonder if you could repeat a C-section or go all natural.

Trial of labor after a previous caesarean is a possibility for many women with a 70 percent success rate. If your previous child was born through caesarean, do not assume that caesarean delivery is necessary for all your future pregnancies.

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