This means that you plan to go into labor with the goal to deliver vaginally.
"My sense in the community that you're a better mother if you deliver vaginally isn't holding water anymore," he said.
Most women who deliver vaginally spend one night in a health institution, while about 5% return home the day of delivery.
The baby is too big to be delivered vaginally.
There are many reasons women might want to deliver vaginally after a surgical delivery.
But lots of women deliver vaginally and don't have pelvic-floor problems.
Some practitioners will attempt to reduce pressure on the cord and deliver vaginally right away.
When you go into labor with the plan to deliver vaginally, it is called a "trial of labor."
"If at all possible, it's far safer to deliver vaginally after Caesarean, and women need to know that."
Most women, whether they deliver vaginally or by C-section, don't have serious problems from childbirth.