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VBAC after abdominal keyhole surgery

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wigglerose · 03/01/2022 11:46

Has anyone had experience of VBAC after abdominal keyhole surgery? I had an emergency c-section that healed wonderfully with no complications. When my baby was 4.5 months I had to have emergency abdominal surgery (unrelated to c-section) but one of the incisions went through my c-section scar. However, it was only about 1/3 of the scar that was opened up.
Has anyone had any experiences like this? I think I won't be able to have a VBAC.

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DropYourSword · 03/01/2022 11:51

You can have a VBA2C so I wouldn’t automatically assume you won’t be able to!

wigglerose · 05/01/2022 20:48

Of course! Durrrr to me.

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NordicDancer · 05/01/2022 21:31

Was it just the external scar it went through? It’s the scar on your uterus that’s the worry, so I wouldn’t think it would be a problem

Also NICE guidelines support up to vba4c so you should be fine anyways

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs32/chapter/Quality-statement-1-Vaginal-birth-after-a-caesarean-birth?fbclid=IwAR0_XfDSYIWMBPy7VEp340bl9p4I5sr7Ql2ZMsrO8iGSE8StRmMfrKEvVlM

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