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Attorneys looking for VBAC ban victims

This was emailed out on the ICAN list:
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Dear Friends,
As you are likely aware, many women are denied access to VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) because of hospital policies and outright bans. Attorneys with the Northwest Women’s Law Center in Seattle are looking at this issue.
It requires that the woman is planning a hospital birth, in [...]

The cost of getting your medical records

It’s always enlightening to get a copy of your medical records, specifically the records related to your child’s vaginal birth/cesarean section.  Often, women who are told that they needed a cesarean because their baby was in distress, find that the medical records do not reflect that diagnosis.  Moms frequently find that the “valid medical reason” [...]

Going to the hospital for financial reasons

This is an incredible post I’m sharing with permission.  So often I hear of women who chose to birth in a hospital simply because their insurance pays for it.  Or they don’t want to hire a doula for their hospital birth because their insurance doesn’t pay for it.  How much is a normal, vaginal birth [...]

Cesarean & VBAC Rates of Hospitals – AL, AK, CA, FL, ME, MA, NJ, NY, OR, TX

This article has links to cesarean and VBAC rates by hospital for the following states: Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Utah.  (For more information on California hospitals, go here.)
This is great info for women of those states! 
Compliments of Our Bodies Ourselves: Finding and Comparing C-Section Rates [...]

Physician Credential Verification by State

Want to know if your doctor has been subject to a board hearing or disciplinary note? 
Here is a link to the State Board sites for all 50 states.