Science / Medicine : C-Section Damage Debated

While vaginal delivery by a woman who has had one previous Caesarean section has become an accepted option, physicians remain divided over the safety of vaginal delivery in a woman who has had multiple C-sections, fearing an increased risk of uterine rupture or serious scar separation.

Now, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine report that 23 of 51 women with two previous C-sections had successful vaginal deliveries, according to Science News. In addition, two of four women who had had three Caesareans were able to deliver vaginally without serious complications, according to the report, which appeared initially in the August issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.