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VBAC

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vaginal birth undertaken with precautionary measures subsequent to a cesarean section birth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • I was worried about having a VBAC because my mother nearly bled to death when she gave live birth to me after having had a cesarean.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Initialism of vaginal birth after cesarean.