"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
    Sense id: en-VBAC-en-noun-CBqes5Kv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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