Has anyone been induced who had a C-section in the past
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Do you mean that you’ve already had one C-section, and want to avoid induction this time in case it makes a vaginal birth less likely? My understanding is that for VBAC they would only offer a manual attempt at induction (eg sweeps, cervical balloon catheter), rather than a chemical induction (drip). That’s because that can bring on very strong contractions, which could lead to a greater risk of uterine rupture along the scar from the previous C-section. I think the manual methods are supposed to have much gentler effects, and so hopefully wouldn’t necessarily link to an emergency C-section… but I’m not a doctor, that’s just my understanding of the situation!
A document like this might be helpful: https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/patients/patient_information/MAT023_Induction_after_Caesarean.pdf
@Reema @Clara thank you so much for your response and sharing your knowledge and experience. I will have a read of this document @Clara looks interesting
I have had 3 children pregnant with my 4th now. My two youngest children I was induced and it never led to c-section
@Saadia that’s good to hear thank you
@Bas this document is a bit more general, but might be useful too: https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/Media/UHS-website-2019/Patientinformation/Pregnancyandbirth/Giving-birth-after-a-caesarean-section.pdf Honestly I think we see so many different midwives/doctors when we’re pregnant that no-one is keeping track of what information we’ve actually been given!
I was induced and it ended in an emergency c-section. My midwife afterwards said that a lot of inductions end in a c-section so personally I wish I opted for the c-section instead. There are people who do have positive inductions though which don’t end in a c-section so I guess you have to weigh the pros and cons and decide on what is best for you. Wishing you all the best x