VBAC Facts » Letter Templates http://vbacfacts.com Vaginal birth after cesarean? Don't freak, know the facts. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:32:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 An OB you like or who makes you comfortable isn’t enough http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/ http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:00:40 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/ Many women do not interview OBs/midwives when selecting their VBAC care provider.  They either stay with the GYN who has been providing their well-woman care or the same OB who performed their cesarean because they like them.

Women they really believe that if they are good patients, if they are friendly, if they don’t [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/feed/ 24 Two Doctors Respond to the Hastings Indian Medical Center VBAC Ban and Encourage Native American Women to VBAC! http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/14/two-doctors-respond-to-the-hastings-indian-medical-center-vbac-ban-and-encourage-native-american-women-to-vbac/ http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/14/two-doctors-respond-to-the-hastings-indian-medical-center-vbac-ban-and-encourage-native-american-women-to-vbac/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:56:12 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/14/two-doctors-respond-to-the-hastings-indian-medical-center-vbac-ban-and-encourage-native-american-women-to-vbac/ Here is another response to the statement dated December 2007 from Hastings Indian Medical Center explaining why they no longer offer VBAC.

Wow is this article amazing for being published in the post-2004 “anti-VBAC per ACOG” era, by two MDs no less! If your OB gives you the third degree about VBAC, you might want [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2008/04/14/two-doctors-respond-to-the-hastings-indian-medical-center-vbac-ban-and-encourage-native-american-women-to-vbac/feed/ 4 A letter to a hospital questioning their VBAC ban http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/ http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:46:56 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/ A mom in Southern California sent me this letter that she sent to her local hospital.  With her permission, I’m sharing it here.  The hospital did respond to her in writing, which you can read here.

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February 18, 2008

Dear _________,

I am a mother of a toddler who was born by cesarean. I [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/24/a-letter-to-a-hospital-questioning-their-vbac-ban/feed/ 1 Example of a Great Letter to the Editor http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/03/example-of-a-great-letter-to-the-editor/ http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/03/example-of-a-great-letter-to-the-editor/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:45:48 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/03/example-of-a-great-letter-to-the-editor/ Writing a Letter to the Editor is a great way to reach large number of people.  Below is a great example of how you can quickly pen a letter and increase awareness.

More options for women

The front page of the Jan. 20 St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured women birthing at home with midwives. The legalization [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2008/03/03/example-of-a-great-letter-to-the-editor/feed/ 0 How to write a letter if you can’t attend the rally for HB 1407… http://vbacfacts.com/2008/02/24/how-to-write-a-letter-if-you-cant-attend-the-rally-for-hb-1407/ http://vbacfacts.com/2008/02/24/how-to-write-a-letter-if-you-cant-attend-the-rally-for-hb-1407/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:51:37 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2008/02/24/how-to-write-a-letter-if-you-cant-attend-the-rally-for-hb-1407/ http://mdelect.net/electedofficials

For Maryland residents: Just click on this link and look up who your Maryland state delegates are. This bill is before the House so you are only writing to your delegates and not your senators.

For those living outside of Maryland, send your letter to the Committee Health and Government Operations Committee (HGO) Room [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2008/02/24/how-to-write-a-letter-if-you-cant-attend-the-rally-for-hb-1407/feed/ 0 Letter to Insurance Requesting Homebirth Coverage http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/30/letter-to-insurance-requesting-homebirth-coverage/ http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/30/letter-to-insurance-requesting-homebirth-coverage/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:04:06 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/30/letter-to-insurance-requesting-homebirth-coverage/ Below is a letter I’m posting with permission from the poster.  I’m sharing it here because I hope that others would benefit from the structure as this letter resulted in CIGNA covering their home birth after initially rejecting their claim.

The strength of this letter lies in a few key pieces of information.  First, it [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/30/letter-to-insurance-requesting-homebirth-coverage/feed/ 4 Utilizing Your "Right of Informed Refusal" to Achieve HBAC/VBAC http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/08/utilizing-your-right-of-informed-refusal-to-achieve-hbacvbac/ http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/08/utilizing-your-right-of-informed-refusal-to-achieve-hbacvbac/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:20:30 +0000 Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/08/utilizing-your-right-of-informed-refusal-to-achieve-hbacvbac/ I am so thankful that I live in California where it is legal for midwives to attend homebirths.  Many women around the country who live in more rural areas are faced with the choice of an unwanted repeat surgery at their single local hospital that has “banned” VBACs or in a state where it is [...]]]> http://vbacfacts.com/2007/12/08/utilizing-your-right-of-informed-refusal-to-achieve-hbacvbac/feed/ 7