By a non-progressive first labor I assume you mean you did not dilate. First of all, we must establish that about 30 percent of Cesarean births are done on women not dilating past three to four centimeters. This phase of labor, up to three centimeters, is called the latent phase. We believe these women have never really gotten into labor and that Cesareans done in this phase can be avoided by being patient and waiting for labor to progress.

The fact that this happened does not decrease your chance of delivering successfully this time. Many centers have a VBAC success rate of 60 to 70 percent. If you and your caregiver have decided to proceed to VBAC this time, you have an excellent chance of success.

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