Also known as "NBAC" - natural birth after cesarean, or "HBAC" - homebirth after cesarean.
At this time, under the Idaho Midwifery License, VBAC is allowed with
homebirth - with some limitations.
Under the current rules, a midwife may not provide care for a woman who has had more than one cesarean section, a c-section within eighteen months of the current delivery, or any c-section that was done with a classical (vertical) uterine incision.
(Editor's Note: Some of the new statutes raise questions as the statistics used were NOT based upon current CPM outcomes. They are comparisons with vaginal birth without prior C-section, however, they reflect medical model of care in childbirth
that included induced and otherwise medicated births and/or other hospital methods. At this time, an average of one in every three hospital deliveries is a cesarean section.)
Due date can be estimated and prior surgical history assessed, with your midwife consultation.
For women who will be having a c-section or repeat c-section, doula support
may be available for you, during your "belly birth".
