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If you have had a cesarean, your next baby can be born vaginally safely. This is called a VBAC or vaginal birth after cesarean. The risk of uterine rupture (UR) after one “bikini cut” cesarean is 0.2% - 0.4% and the risk of infant death or injury is 0.05%. (Landon 2004, Gonen 2006, Cahill 2006) Risk of miscarriage from an amniocentesis is 5 - 20 times greater than the risk of infant death or i…