This sounds painful

[PregnantAt17]

How common is it to have a vaginal birth and fracture or brake ribs? What causes them to brake?

[mummainoz]

My friend fractured her tail bone. I believe that's more common then ribs. She had a lot of physio afterwards.

[Mrs_Goni]

Fractures are not a common thing to happen with vaginal births. If a women fractures her ribs it would more likely be caused a big increase in pressure or maybe she has some kind of bone problem. The only other kind of fractures that occur are pelvic or tailbone fractures & that is from the baby being large in size or the women is of small stature.

[hinkypunkheid]

Never heard of it.  10 kids in my family and 10 kids in my husband's family all natural.  

[EzzaC]

You'd have to ask your doctor but it wouldn't be very common. Could be a number of things to cause it but most likely it's excess pressure. I wouldn't worry about it honestly.