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New Study Shows Midwife-Led Birth Centers Improve Outcomes and Lower ... - Melodika.net (press release)

VBAC in the News - Sun, 02/03/2013 - 2:48am

New Study Shows Midwife-Led Birth Centers Improve Outcomes and Lower ...
Melodika.net (press release)
Because payments for care are nearly 50 percent greater for women who have cesareans versus those who give birth vaginally, study findings suggest that the use of birth centers also decreases direct and indirect costs to the US health care system ...

Mothers push for birthing rule changes that speed newborn contact after C ... - Ventura County Star

VBAC in the News - Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:52pm

Mothers push for birthing rule changes that speed newborn contact after C ...
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... McGuire's baby is confirmed via ultrasound at the office of Dr. Srisawai “Sis” Pattamakon in Ventura. Heather McGuire, a podiatrist, has worked with Community Memorial Hospital to change its protocols so mothers who have cesarean sections no longer ...

Imagining a better birth - Mothering

VBAC in the News - Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:42pm

Imagining a better birth
Mothering
After a few hours of that I was damn near ready to beg for a c-section. In fact, i'm pretty sure I told them just to knock me over the head with a lead pipe and get the baby out. Luckily my mom, husband, and midwife were amazing support and really ...

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