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Vaginal Births After C-Sections? New Guidelines Say OK

(July 22) -- A vaginal birth is often a safe option for women who've previously given birth, even twice, by cesarean section. That's the conclusion of a new set of guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The advice runs counter to what many obstetricians once recommended: that women...

Background on c sections

A Caesarean section, (also C-section, Caesarian section, Cesarean section, Caesar, etc.) is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus.

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