What are the risks of repeat caesarean section?
Compared to VBAC, caesarean section carries different risks for both the mother and baby, such as: • Increased pain and a longer recovery period. • Increased risk of infection, injury to other organs, bleeding, and blood clots.v • Increased likelihood of having a hysterectomy (need to remove the uterus). • Increase risk of infertility, miscarriage, placental abruption (placenta detaching before the birth), placenta previa (placenta overlaying the cervix), placenta accreta (placenta grows through the muscular wall of the uterus) and ectopic pregnancy (where the embryo implants outside the uterus) occurring in future pregnancies. • Increased likelihood of negative emotions, postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome. v • Increased difficulties bonding with the baby and breastfeeding. • Lower chance of becoming pregnant again. • Higher incidence of stillbirth in the next pregnancy. • Increased chance that babies need admission to neonatal intensive care units for breathing p
