I saw this in a VBAC support group recently and I think it would be good to remember this.
I have noticed that many people are all saying that the risk of uterine rupture is 1 in 200 (some even say that it is 1 in 100 or that the risk is even higher than that! which is untrue). While the 1 in 200 statistic is true, it makes it all the more scary because it is a much higher chance for things to go wrong in the grand scheme of things.
I prefer to use the 50 in 10,000 statistic, as it is a MUCH better number, and the risks look much less scary when in this form.
So I ask all of you, lets use the bigger number instead and reduce this fear of rupture!
**See the link below for the full article :)
http://midwifethinking.com/2011/02/23/vbac-making-a-mountain-out-of-a-molehill/
I have noticed that many people are all saying that the risk of uterine rupture is 1 in 200 (some even say that it is 1 in 100 or that the risk is even higher than that! which is untrue). While the 1 in 200 statistic is true, it makes it all the more scary because it is a much higher chance for things to go wrong in the grand scheme of things.
I prefer to use the 50 in 10,000 statistic, as it is a MUCH better number, and the risks look much less scary when in this form.
So I ask all of you, lets use the bigger number instead and reduce this fear of rupture!
**See the link below for the full article :)
http://midwifethinking.com/2011/02/23/vbac-making-a-mountain-out-of-a-molehill/
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