EP53 - Emma's VBA2C (young mum, long posterior labour, emergency caesarean, postnatal depression, private ob, elective caesarean, positive caesarean, private ob, vba2c)

Australian VBAC Stories · Sep 13, 2026 · 1h 15m

In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, Emma shares the stories of her three very different births: from a surprise first pregnancy at 23, through a difficult first birth and postpartum experience, a positive elective repeat caesarean section for her second birth, to finally the vaginal birth after two caesareans that completely changed how she saw herself and what was possible.

When Emma became pregnant with her third baby, she initially assumed another caesarean was simply what happened next. But after considering a maternal assisted caesarean and finding the obstetrician who offered it…