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Medical Author:

Harish M Sehdev, MD

Medical Editor:

Bryan D Cowan, MD

Medical Editor:

Mary L Windle, PharmD

Medical Editor:

Lee P Shulman, MD

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Many women who have had a previous cesarean delivery can successfully deliver their next babies vaginally if they:

• had low-transverse incisions in previous cesarean deliveries
• are closely monitored by skilled medical staff in a hospital with the capability of performing an emergency cesarean delivery if required
• are at low risk for uterine rupture.

At this time, a study is being conducted that may help to identify those women with favorable profiles for a successful vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery.