To Vbac or not to Vbac...?

Someday I will have another baby and I am pretty convinced that WE WILL be trying for a vbac(vaginal delivery after c-section). I know there are some people out there thinking that it is very dangerous, when in reality it isn't anymore dangerous than a reg. first time birth. Here are some very interesting statistics about a vbac vs. everyday life.



I have talked a midwife and my current dr and they are both said that vbac is more than possible if that is what I choose. Of course if a c/s is inevitable then I am ok with that choice as well, but I should at least try to have the experience I feel I missed out on with Avery.



Taken from Gentlebirth.org


-Your risk of dying in a car accident, over the course of your lifetime, is between 1 in 42 and 1 in 75. This is roughly 4 to 5 times greater than the risk of uterine rupture.


-You're about twice as likely to have your car stolen (that's an annual risk) than to experience a uterine rupture.


-Your odds of being murdered are 1 in 140 over the course of your lifetime. That's 2 times more likely than the risk of rupture.


-The annual risk of having a heart attack is 1 in 160, 2 times more likely than rupture. Your risk of dying from heart disease is roughly 1 in 6, or 55 times greater than your risk of rupture.


-If you're a smoker, your risk of dying from lung cancer is 1 and a half times

more likely than a VBAC mom rupturing during her labor.


-You're about 17 times more likely to contract an STD this year than you are to have a uterine rupture; more likely to contract gonorrhea than to rupture, as well.


-You're 13 times more likely to get food poisoning than to rupture.


-You're more likely to have twins than a uterine rupture. Odds of twins: 1 in 90. That's about 3 1/2 times the likelihood of rupture.


-If you ride horseback, you're 3 times more likely to die in a riding accident than you are to experience a uterine rupture.


-If you ride a bike on the street, you are 4 times more likely to die in an accident (annual risk) than you are to suffer a rupture.


-Having a serious fire in your home during the next year is twice as likely as experiencing a rupture.


-You're ten times as likely to win at roulette as you are to have a uterine rupture.


-If you flip a coin, you'll be more likely to get heads (or tails) 8 times in a row than to rupture.


-The risk of cord prolapse is 1 in 37 (2.7%), or nearly ten times more likely than that of rupture.


-And a final irony (heads up, those of you who want a doc to give his/her opinion on your likelihood of rupture next pregnancy!)...


-You're 6 times more likely to have a doctor who is an impostor than you are to suffer a rupture. Two percent of docs are phonies (1 in 50), according to several sources I found.


-So instead of worrying about rupture, why not take a few minutes to check up on your doctor's credentials? ;) It'd be a more profitable use of your time, and a substantially more likely cause for alarm.