Six Confusing Facts: What the Large Canadian VBAC Study Really Says
Six Confusing Facts: What the Large Canadian VBAC Study Really Says Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Like A VBAC study out of Canada was published today which found, “Absolute rates of severe maternal morbidity and mortality were low but significantly higher after attempted...
“Patient has one hour to progress ‘adequately'”
“Patient has one hour to progress ‘adequately'” Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Like I came across this story from a nurse and I wanted to share with you. First because it’s an amazing story illustrating how nurses can help birthing parents avoid a...
I need your help preserving vaginal breech birth
Let’s show our friends in CA some support and flood this hospital with amazing breech stories! The following is copied from a fellow birth advocate in CA.
The three biggest concerns with ACOG’s VBAC Guidelines
Last week, I shared the eleven things that I love about ACOG’s latest VBAC guidelines. And with good reason. There’s some excellent new language as well as reiterations of positions that they presented back in 2010. But there are a few places where ACOG misses the mark and these are the three areas that gave me the most concern.
Calling women who plan home VBACs “stupid” misses the point
I’m in an online group for labor & delivery nurses where the discussion of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) at home came up. While some understood the massive VBAC barriers many women face, others simply said, “Find a hospital that supports VBAC.” I left a late-night comment stating that “finding another hospital that supports VBAC” is just not a reality in many areas of the country. It’s literally not possible. Not even in the highly populated state of California. I also suggested rather than calling women stupid or debating the validity of the decision to have a home VBAC , we should consider why women make this decision.
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