EP54 - Kyra’s Special Scar HBAC (posterior baby, long labour, cascade of intervention, caesarean, NICU separation, birth trauma, gestational diabetes, private midwife, HBAC)

Australian VBAC Stories · Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 7m

In our latest episode, we welcome Kyra, mum to Savannah and Vera, who shares her journey from an unexpected caesarean birth to a special scar HBAC.

Kyra went into her first birth expecting a straightforward vaginal birth. After going into spontaneous labour at 40+4, however, a posterior and asynclitic baby, intense back labour and a long labour that eventually involved a cascade of intervention led to an unplanned caesarean. The experience had a profound impact on Kyra. Immediately after surgery, she was also told that an extension to her uterine incision meant she would need caesareans for…