University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences May 17 2026 Low-risk patients at predominantly Black-serving hospitals (BSH) who previously gave birth through Cesareans are likelier to attempt and successfully deliver vaginally in a subsequent pregnancy than they are at hospitals treating few Black patients, new UCLA-led research finds. Still, Black patients were less likely to achieve a successful vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) than their white counterparts, regardless of the