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Why are some hospitals more likely to perform C-sections? - Macleans.ca (blog) [1]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/13/2013 - 12:50pm

Why are some hospitals more likely to perform C-sections? [1]
Macleans.ca (blog)
Now imagine if, instead of your morning coffee, we were talking about whether you were going to get surgery or not: If where you sought care determined what kind of care you received, such as the difference between having your abdomen cut open for a ...

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The Term 'Birth Rape' Hurts Both Moms And Sexual Assault Survivors - BlissTree [4]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/13/2013 - 11:21am

BlissTree [4]
The Term 'Birth Rape' Hurts Both Moms And Sexual Assault Survivors [4]
BlissTree
It often involves doctors or midwives shoving fingers or other medical instruments into a woman's vagina during childbirth without any warning, and sometimes even continuing after the woman screams out in pain or loudly objects. The term has continued ...

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Fundraiser forum and filmscreening for Start from Seed will focus on maternal ... - Mountain Xpress [6]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/13/2013 - 6:53am

Fundraiser forum and filmscreening for Start from Seed will focus on maternal ... [6]
Mountain Xpress
Their statistics include: 0% rate of cesarean birth for breech babies, a 96.8% rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), 0% maternal mortality and morbidity, and 1.7% neonatal mortality rate (compared to a range of 9.5% in 1970 to 7% in 2010 in the US).

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Mom wants to make giving birth a better experience for women - Frederick News Post (subscription) [8]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 03/12/2013 - 12:01am

Frederick News Post (subscription) [8]
Mom wants to make giving birth a better experience for women [8]
Frederick News Post (subscription)
... emotional changes that women experience as a pregnancy progresses. Birth Journey classes are for pregnant couples, and the VBAC workshop is for women hoping to have a vaginal birth after giving birth by C-section. The Frederick classes begin April 7.

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Recovering from my second labor with the end result of 2 c-sections...ughh - Mothering [10]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/11/2013 - 10:08am

Recovering from my second labor with the end result of 2 c-sections...ughh [10]
Mothering
I was visiting the hospital every day or every other day for Non Stress Tests, Amniotic Fluid for a full week after my midwife first suggested I consider an induction or c-section for low amniotic fluid. I had low fluid with my first and I had no ...

[11]

Beyond 40 weeks - Mothering [12]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/11/2013 - 7:32am

Beyond 40 weeks [12]
Mothering
If your SIL wore high heels and worked a desk job for ten years before she had babies, then I'd totally buy that as a reason why a vaginal birth wasn't so possible for her. (I might have done that too, a little bit, and it would explain why it was so ...

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Mom squad March 11th, 2013 - WTSP 10 News [14]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/11/2013 - 5:49am

WTSP 10 News [14]
Mom squad March 11th, 2013 [14]
WTSP 10 News
She had four c-sections, but for the fifth baby she wanted a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section). Her doctor is a well-established veteran of obstetrics and gynecology and only a handful of doctors in the nation who is doubly certified in genetics ...

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Expecting Twins? It's Your Call - dailyRx [16]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/11/2013 - 5:01am

Expecting Twins? It's Your Call [16]
dailyRx
Meanwhile, 60 percent of the women who planned a vaginal birth gave birth to at least one of the twins vaginally. Four percent of the women who planned a vaginal birth delivered their second twin by a C-section after vaginally delivering their first twin.

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If this is your third baby... - Mothering [18]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sat, 03/09/2013 - 4:14pm

If this is your third baby... [18]
Mothering
I was so attached to having a great birth experience the first two times and was let down. This time, I don't care all that much how the baby gets here as long as we're both healthy. I mean, of course I prefer vaginal over cesarean and it would be nice ...

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Nurse shares what it is like to run Mercy's Family Birth Center - Cadillac News (subscription) [20]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 03/08/2013 - 6:33am

Cadillac News (subscription) [20]
Nurse shares what it is like to run Mercy's Family Birth Center [20]
Cadillac News (subscription)
Then, women could expect to be hospitalized three to five days after delivery if there were no complications, Barnes recalls. Now, it's between 36 and 48 hours following a vaginal birth and 48 to 72 hours after a Cesarean section. "Women are up and ...

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Doctor Threatens to Call Police on Lisa Epsteen After She Delays C-Section - Opposing Views [22]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 9:04pm

Opposing Views [22]
Doctor Threatens to Call Police on Lisa Epsteen After She Delays C-Section [22]
Opposing Views
When she was in the process of choosing a doctor shortly after learning of her pregnancy, she joined several advocacy groups for women wishing to attempt a vaginal birth after caesarean. That's how she found Yankowitz, who decided to take on her high ...
Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby [23]Daily Mail

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Differences in C-section rates raise questions - The News Journal (blog) [25]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 3:58pm

Differences in C-section rates raise questions [25]
The News Journal (blog)
And once a woman has one C-section, she's more likely to have another in future pregnancies, even if she meets the criteria for a vaginal birth after a C-section, also known as a VBAC. Less than 2 percent of all births in Delaware are VBAC, according ...

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Trial of labor after C-section uncommon, but often successful - Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network [27]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 3:04pm

Trial of labor after C-section uncommon, but often successful [27]
Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network
SAN FRANCISCO – Few women in a general U.S. obstetric practice are given a trial of labor after a previous cesarean birth, but the majority do have a vaginal delivery, a study has shown. A team led by Dr. Kirsten Salmeen, a fellow in maternal-fetal ...

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Ontario hospitals lagging behind other provinces, report finds - Toronto Star [29]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 9:34am

Ontario hospitals lagging behind other provinces, report finds [29]
Toronto Star
Provincial hospitals are reporting too many caesarean sections, too few vaginal births after C-sections, frequent readmissions for patients 19 years and younger, elevated readmission rates for surgical patients and a high number of medical and surgical ...

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Ontario hospitals lag other provinces in key clinical areas, says performance ... - Toronto Star [31]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 9:14am

Ontario hospitals lag other provinces in key clinical areas, says performance ... [31]
Toronto Star
Provincial hospitals are reporting too many caesarean sections, too few vaginal births after C-sections, frequent readmissions for patients 19 years and younger, elevated readmission rates for surgical patients and a high number of medical and surgical ...

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Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby - Daily Mail [23]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 8:58am

Daily Mail [23]
Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby [23]
Daily Mail
In the 1990s, a woman named Laura Pemberton wanted to have a Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) and wanted to have the child at home with the aid of a midwife. Because she became dehydrated, Ms Pemberton went to a local hospital to get treated ...

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USF Obstetrician Threatens to Call Police If Patient Doesn't Report for C-Section - The Ledger [34]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 03/07/2013 - 8:01am

USF Obstetrician Threatens to Call Police If Patient Doesn't Report for C-Section [34]
The Ledger
The stay-at-home, homeschooling mother sought help from advocacy groups that she had joined for women wishing to attempt a vaginal birth after caesarean, called a VBAC. That's what led her to Yankowitz, who had approved taking on her high-risk case ...

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Midwives deliver quality care for women and babies; value for Ontarians - NorthumberlandView.ca [36]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/06/2013 - 9:34pm

Midwives deliver quality care for women and babies; value for Ontarians [36]
NorthumberlandView.ca
One of the ways midwives achieve low c-section rates is by supporting women who are planning a vaginal birth after c-section, also known as VBAC. Not that long ago in maternity care, the saying was "once a caesarean, always a caesarean", but research ...

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Judah Samuel's birth story (c-section) - Mothering [38]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/06/2013 - 8:55pm

Judah Samuel's birth story (c-section) [38]
Mothering
I was visiting the hospital every day or every other day for Non Stress Tests, Amniotic Fluid for a full week after my midwife first suggested I consider an induction or c-section for low amniotic fluid. I had low fluid with my first and I had no ...

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USF obstetrician threatens to call police if patient doesn't report for c-section - Tampabay.com [40]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/06/2013 - 4:21pm

Tampabay.com [40]
USF obstetrician threatens to call police if patient doesn't report for c-section [40]
Tampabay.com
The stay-at-home, homeschooling mother sought help from advocacy groups that she had joined for women wishing to attempt a vaginal birth after caesarean, called a VBAC. That's what led her to Yankowitz, who had approved taking on her high-risk case ...

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