risk of a vbac is the uterus rupturing.hat happens in about 1% of the time. >> reporter: women who have had big babies or diabetic might require another ceasarean. they also might need one if they go past their due dates because it's too risky to induce. >> in the end we just want a healthy baby. >> reporter: however the newborn is delivered. -- stand sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. ,,,, "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer ,,,, we're working on for eyewitness news at 6. >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. oakland moves ahead with plans for a megapot farm. industrial sized, if you will. this in a city that has lost much of its industry already. so can marijuana help fill that void? we are going to have that story and a whole lot more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana. we'll see you then. >>> tonight

>> listen, the good news is about 60% to 80% of women can successfully vbac.and the biggest risk we talk about with an unsuccessful trial of labor, erica, is what we call a uterine rupture. it's a low risk. it doesn't happen often, in about 100 to 200 cases, but if it happens, make no mistake, it can be catastrophic for the mother and the baby with hemorrhage, blood loss, hysterecto hysterectomy, worst-case scenario, a dead baby. it's not something to be taken lightly. >> not to be taken lightly. so if you're going in there and you want to discuss this with your doctor, that you may be a candidate for vbac, what are the questions you ask? >> first of all, you want to say, do you think i'm a good candidate? then you want to do due diligence about the hospital in which you plan to deliver, because a lot of issues are liability issues. you want to ask if there's 24-hour anesthesia, if there's an ability to do a stat or emergency c-section. you need an operating room available and ask about the pediatrics and neonatal facilities at the hospital. get all your ducks