I am currently having the VBAC/C-s debate with myself and am 24 weeks pregnant with second baby.
I had a section for my first pregnancy (Aug 2006) which was recommended because of previous back surgery but it wasn't straightforward. My ds was completely stuck and after going through the notes with the consultant last week he didn't think I would have got him out naturally either(it took 25 minutes to extract him during cs). I also haemorraged (sp?) after ds was delivered which apparently was due to my placenta being well "knitted in" to my utertus. They apparently had to do a larger J shaped incision to my uterus but I'm not sure if that was because of the difficult delivery or to remove the placenta. Because of the length of time all this took I ended up under GA which I wouldn't want to happen again.
Question for midwives/anyone with experience out there - what would have happened if this was a vaginal birth? Presumably the placenta couldn't be delivered so would it have to be extracted by c-s anyway? Would it be likely to happen again?
Sorry for the long post but I'm not seeing the consultant again until 34 weeks so I could do with some help with my decision - thanks in advance!
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Placenta adhered to uterus in previous birth - advice please?
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Bilbomum · 04/04/2008 14:14
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