"VBAC" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VBACs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of vaginal birth after cesarean. Head templates: {{en-noun}} VBAC (plural VBACs)
  1. (medicine) A vaginal birth undertaken with precautionary measures subsequent to a cesarean section birth. Categories (topical): Medicine

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