Comments on: Hastings Indian Medical Center, a Rural Hospital, Defends its VBAC Ban http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/10/hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban Vaginal birth after cesarean? Don't freak, know the facts. Thu, 03 May 2012 19:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/10/hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Barbara Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:48:23 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/10/hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban/#comment-138 Seems to me that a mother with a hole in her abdomen, who can not function normally for weeks, is not healthy. Also a mother and baby pair who have not had the flood of natural hormones (which is a gift of nature and normal birth ) to create the feelings of bonding, love and attachment, is caused to be crippled in motherhood. Some women/babies overcome this quickly, some do not. I am sure that very soon, when women awaken and realize what has been stolen from them, this will be considered the 'dark ages' of birth. What is being stolen so carelessly is as intangible, and only a mother would know what they lost when they have it back. Barbara Rivera Seems to me that a mother with a hole in her abdomen, who can not function normally for weeks, is not healthy.

Also a mother and baby pair who have not had the flood of natural hormones (which is a gift of nature and normal birth ) to create the feelings of bonding, love and attachment,
is caused to be crippled in motherhood. Some women/babies overcome this quickly, some do not.

I am sure that very soon, when women awaken and realize what has been stolen from them, this will be considered the ‘dark ages’ of birth.

What is being stolen so carelessly is as intangible, and only a mother would know what they lost when they have it back.
Barbara Rivera

]]> By: Christa Dunn http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/10/hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Christa Dunn Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:46:50 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/10/hastings-indian-medical-center-a-rural-hospital-defends-its-vbac-ban/#comment-134 Wow, that is interesting, especially because they cite as one of their reasons: "Even though our Med Staff Rules and Regulations require on call personnel to able to present themselves within 20 minutes, this is not reliable. Also, we have only one OR crew and only one anesthesia person available in the evening." In a wonderful VBAC book I read recently, the author (who is also an Obstetrician himself) said that ANY hospital that claims that they are "not equipped" to handle VBACs that may result in cesareans should NOT be doing ANY cesareans at all. His logic is that if you are not equipped to handle VBACs, you are also not equipped to handle first-time emergency cesareans, which require the same necessity of speed when they are truly warranted. Therefore, this is one argument that no hospital should be able to make. If this is truly the setup at this hospital, they should not be doing any cesarean deliveries at all. Wow, that is interesting, especially because they cite as one of their reasons: “Even though our Med Staff Rules and Regulations require on call personnel to able to present themselves within 20 minutes, this is not reliable. Also, we have only one OR crew and only one anesthesia person available in the evening.” In a wonderful VBAC book I read recently, the author (who is also an Obstetrician himself) said that ANY hospital that claims that they are “not equipped” to handle VBACs that may result in cesareans should NOT be doing ANY cesareans at all. His logic is that if you are not equipped to handle VBACs, you are also not equipped to handle first-time emergency cesareans, which require the same necessity of speed when they are truly warranted. Therefore, this is one argument that no hospital should be able to make. If this is truly the setup at this hospital, they should not be doing any cesarean deliveries at all.

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