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home birth possible after section???
hi, im just wondering if anyone has had a home birth after a previous section or knows if this is possible?? from what i can gather not really advised because of small chance of scare rupturing?!? i had a section 6 years ago and think surely thats a good amount of time to have healed pretty good? really dont want another section and dont want to be strapped to a bed the whole time being monitored? any feedback much apprecitated, thank you! x
melissa (17+3)
melissa (17+3)
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at the end of the day yes scar rupture is a possibility however statistically you are more likely to die in a car crash on the way to the hospital than you are from scar rupture, i know that sounds a weird thing to say but you are only gonna get told about the negatives, does that make any sense?
speak to your midwife/consultant and see what they say
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as EmmaLou says, regardless of where you deliver, you HAVE to have care provided by a Midwife, so if that is what you want, then you will be cared for at home.
you will be given stats on scar rupture etc, and likely hood of vbac (have you had a vaginal delivery before this by any chance?), but you should be able to find a MW who will happily deliver you at home within your Trust without having to pay for an Independent MW (contact your Community Manager if necessary)
if you end up a bit unsure, the other thing you can consider is coming into hospital to deliver, then going home straight from Labour ward. we do this a lot from our unit now for straight forward women (no GBS, small babies, prem etc), and they love the security of being in hospital "just in case", but being able to go home immediately!
should you go for a home delivery, and it not go according to plan, and you have to go into hospital, you would receive the same care as anyone - regardless of how the original aim to deliver was.
you may find that she would rather you didnt have a home delivery- you are not the best candidate in all honesty (obviously prev c/s, and have never laboured), but you dont have to see her again anyway!!
i would suggest that you do speak with girls that have done it / attempted it, speak with your MW community manager (if your MW not supportive) and listen to what they have to say before making you final choice!
whatever you do decide, hope it all goes well!
i know im not the best candidate, its just something i want to fully explore, and am determind to have some control over what happens this time, which im sure i will, im going to make sure i do! ill have to have a good think about it over next few weeks and make sure i make the right descisons for the right reasons (and not just purely out of fear lol)! thanks for all your advice its much appreciated! x