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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” [...]

June 9th, 2008 | Category: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Cesarean section, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virigina, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | 19 comments

Once a cesarean, you become uninsurable?

Things are harder once you have a cesarean – limited future childbirth options, future potential complications in your own body, future potential complications with babies, future potential complications getting and staying pregnant, and now complications with insurance.  I read this article in the New York Times and my stomach turned.  This is yet one more [...]

June 2nd, 2008 | Category: Cesarean section, Colorado, Florida, Insurance, medical, Laws, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Repeat Cesarean | 2 comments

Changing policies on vaginal birth after cesarean: impact on access.

Birth. 2007 Dec;34(4):316-22. Changing policies on vaginal birth after cesarean: impact on access.

Roberts RG, Deutchman M, King VJ, Fryer GE, Miyoshi TJ.Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53715, USA.

BACKGROUND: The issue of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) has become highly visible and contentious. [...]

May 14th, 2008 | Category: Colorado, Hospital birth, Hospital VBAC Bans, Hospitals that support VBAC, Medical Studies, Montana, Oregon, Resources for unsupportive family members, VBAC, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

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.

May 8th, 2008 | Category: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hospital birth, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virigina, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Leave a comment