The risk of complications with a VBAC is less than 1 percent (similar to the rate of
other obstetric emergencies, like cord prolapse).
Lets compare the risk of rupture, 0.7 % in most studies, which is not always catastrophic, to the risk of
other obstetric emergencies.
Ecorazzi agrees with the claim of «scare tactics,» noting that the AMA resolution states that women who choose to birth at home put themselves at risk of «maternal hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, eclampsia or
other obstetric emergencies,» adding «nothing like taking away choices from people — or scaring the hell out of them into going your way.»
Not exact matches
The decision to offer and pursue TOLAC in a setting in which the option of
emergency cesarean delivery is limited should be carefully considered by patients and their obstetricians or
other obstetric care providers.
When resources for
emergency cesarean delivery are not available, ACOG recommends that obstetricians or
other obstetric care providers and patients considering TOLAC discuss the hospital's resources and availability of
obstetric, pediatric, anesthesiology, and operating room staffs.