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Hospital triplet VBAC

Jen Kamel — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:55:00 +0000

I know I’ve been neglecting the blog lately.

I see things daily that I want to write about, but never actually have the time between laundry, dishes, meal prep and daydreaming of going to the National Institutes of Health’s upcoming free conference entitled Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights. I’m [...]

Lightning strikes, shark bites & uterine rupture

Jen Kamel — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:24:53 +0000

When someone understates the risk of UR, I think it’s just as important the clarify as it is when someone overstates the risk. How else are women to make an informed decision? Just as it’s plain wrong for an OB to tell a woman with one prior low transverse cesarean that she has a 20% [...]

Rebutting Dr. Amy’s Information

Jen Kamel — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:46:24 +0000

Last night I wrote Homebirth vs hospital birth for the number cruncher and the famous Dr. Amy commented on the piece.

“Women choose to give birth in hospitals because they believe it is “safer” than birth outside the hospital. ” Birth in the hospital is safer. The only people who appear to be unaware of [...]

The cost of getting your medical records

Jen Kamel — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:42:50 +0000

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” [...]

Florida law mandates that insurance covers homebirth

Jen Kamel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:06:41 +0000

Found this blog where another woman uses Florida law to get her insurance to cover her homebirth.

Here is Florida Statute Number 627.6574, but it’s section 7 that spells it out very clearly. I’ve bolded it for your reading pleasure….

1) Any group, blanket, or franchise policy of health insurance that provides coverage for maternity [...]

Once a cesarean, you become uninsurable?

Jen Kamel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:05:23 +0000

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 [...]

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

Jen Kamel — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:02:51 +0000

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 [...]

Physician Credential Verification by State

Jen Kamel — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:47:45 +0000

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.

Letter to Insurance Requesting Homebirth Coverage

Jen Kamel — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:04:06 +0000

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 [...]