http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/ Not another cesarean. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:54:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Jen Johnson Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:16:06 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/#comment-576 Hi. I just wanted to compliment the letter writer for an excellent point in the handling of any non-vbac birth. I have a sad story involving my daughter and 2 grandchildren who passed after placental abruptions(separate births) at a hopital where there is no anethesiologist immediately available. The first stillbirth was at 32 weeks and we believe that the baby was dead long before we arrived at the hospital. The second stillbirth about 1year later happened at 28 wks, but the baby was alive but in distress when we got to the hospital (per the fetal monitor), and though the ob was there, we had to wait for the anethesiologist and neo-natal specialist. To make your point - I called the e.r. in route while giving my daughters complete history: Prior abruption, c-sect delivery and D.I.C which resulted in her near death after 8 transfusions and the babys stillbirth. Told them her symptoms that she was 28 weeks and that she was abrupting again, they asked if someone needed to meet us, I told them we were 5 minutes away and would be faster if I just completed the drive... It took 1 hr. after we got to the hospital for that baby to be born. 1 HOUR. Yes, he was dead and my daughter was almost gone to. Transfused 13 times and in surgery for almost 3hours with a uterus that was almost removed because it would not stop bleeding. So yes. I question the reason why the propper staff isn't immediately available. I also question why they didn't call for the proper staff until 30 min. after we arrived, but that's a whole nother issue... My lesson from your expirience, is that if the hospital isn't sanctioned for vbac, then there won't be the proper staff on duty to ensure any complication might have a better outcome than we've had. The argument here needs to be why? Any hopital that has an e.r. needs to have ansethesiologist on duty, in my opinion. If they don't provide that, people need to know before it's to late for them. Any traumatic injury that requires you being put to sleep, may be your last, if your hospital is not equiped with the proper staff. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, i get charged 10 dollars for a tylenol in the hospital. Why aren't they insuring the welfare of the people they serve and charge so much? Is it because most people don't know??? I hope we can change this, because I found out today that my daughter is pregnant again, and instead of it being a joyous time. I cried and prayed to the lord that she makes it through... I now know what to ask and what to say, if I ever need to call in an emergency again... Page the anethesiologist 911! Hi. I just wanted to compliment the letter writer for an excellent point in the handling of any non-vbac birth. I have a sad story involving my daughter and 2 grandchildren who passed after placental abruptions(separate births) at a hopital where there is no anethesiologist immediately available. The first stillbirth was at 32 weeks and we believe that the baby was dead long before we arrived at the hospital. The second stillbirth about 1year later happened at 28 wks, but the baby was alive but in distress when we got to the hospital (per the fetal monitor), and though the ob was there, we had to wait for the anethesiologist and neo-natal specialist. To make your point – I called the e.r. in route while giving my daughters complete history: Prior abruption, c-sect delivery and D.I.C which resulted in her near death after 8 transfusions and the babys stillbirth. Told them her symptoms that she was 28 weeks and that she was abrupting again, they asked if someone needed to meet us, I told them we were 5 minutes away and would be faster if I just completed the drive… It took 1 hr. after we got to the hospital for that baby to be born. 1 HOUR. Yes, he was dead and my daughter was almost gone to. Transfused 13 times and in surgery for almost 3hours with a uterus that was almost removed because it would not stop bleeding. So yes. I question the reason why the propper staff isn’t immediately available. I also question why they didn’t call for the proper staff until 30 min. after we arrived, but that’s a whole nother issue… My lesson from your expirience, is that if the hospital isn’t sanctioned for vbac, then there won’t be the proper staff on duty to ensure any complication might have a better outcome than we’ve had. The argument here needs to be why? Any hopital that has an e.r. needs to have ansethesiologist on duty, in my opinion. If they don’t provide that, people need to know before it’s to late for them. Any traumatic injury that requires you being put to sleep, may be your last, if your hospital is not equiped with the proper staff. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, i get charged 10 dollars for a tylenol in the hospital. Why aren’t they insuring the welfare of the people they serve and charge so much? Is it because most people don’t know??? I hope we can change this, because I found out today that my daughter is pregnant again, and instead of it being a joyous time. I cried and prayed to the lord that she makes it through… I now know what to ask and what to say, if I ever need to call in an emergency again… Page the anethesiologist 911!

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