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Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby - Daily Mail [1]

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

Daily Mail [1]
Florida mom, 35, is pregnant with her fifth baby [1]
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 [4]

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 [4]
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 [6]

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

Midwives deliver quality care for women and babies; value for Ontarians [6]
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 [8]

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

Judah Samuel's birth story (c-section) [8]
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 [10]

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

Tampabay.com [10]
USF obstetrician threatens to call police if patient doesn't report for c-section [10]
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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Midwives deliver quality care for women and babies; value for Ontarians - Canada NewsWire (press release) [12]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/06/2013 - 1:55pm

Canada NewsWire (press release) [12]
Midwives deliver quality care for women and babies; value for Ontarians [12]
Canada NewsWire (press release)
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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11 Reasons Women Bleed During Pregnancy & What It Means For Your Baby - The Stir (blog) [14]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:10am

The Stir (blog) [14]
11 Reasons Women Bleed During Pregnancy & What It Means For Your Baby [14]
The Stir (blog)
Why it happens: Also called pre-term labor, it occurs when your body starts getting ready to deliver too early (usually after the 20th week or more than 3 weeks before you are due date). What you can do about it: "Recent treatment has been focusing on ...

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It's time for me to get past my c-sections, please send your words of wisdom - Mothering [16]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 03/05/2013 - 5:20pm

It's time for me to get past my c-sections, please send your words of wisdom [16]
Mothering
I love that there is a group so specific to include the c-section AFTER a long labor...because that's an important part! I had my first ... And other doctor said that my chances for VBAC are not as ideal, because I likely have a narrow birth canal ...

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C-Section Rates Vary Widely Between Hospitals, Study Finds - ABC News [18]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 03/05/2013 - 11:58am

C-Section Rates Vary Widely Between Hospitals, Study Finds [18]
ABC News
... government efforts to decrease variation are warranted." Read this story on www.medpagetoday.com. C-section is the most common procedure done in the operating room, and boosted the cost of delivery to an average of almost $13,000 compared with $9 ...

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What Older Expectant Moms Can Expect - dailyRx [20]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 03/05/2013 - 7:18am

What Older Expectant Moms Can Expect [20]
dailyRx
"Even if women who are delivered by emergency cesarean section or instrumental vaginal delivery have a much more negative experience than after a spontaneous vaginal birth, older women seem to be better prepared to manage this experience than ...

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Yankees GM Cashman breaks leg skydiving - Knoe.com [22]

ICAN in the News [23] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 4:54pm

Yankees GM Cashman breaks leg skydiving [22]
Knoe.com
Eight passengers and a pilot safely walked off a small aircraft Monday afternoon at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport after the pilot reported landing gear troubles and emergency personnel and vehicles gathered... A Learjet with landing gear ...

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Hagerstown birth resource center officials pleased with first babies fair - The Herald-Mail [25]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 2:03pm

Hagerstown birth resource center officials pleased with first babies fair [25]
The Herald-Mail
Packe gave birth to her first child, daughter Ruby, who turns 1 later this month, via Caesarean section, she said. One of the things Packe said she wanted to learn more about Sunday was vaginal births after Caesarean section. Her second child is due ...

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Check the baby! 1 in 10 new moms shows signs of OCD, study finds - Today.com (blog) [27]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 2:03pm

Check the baby! 1 in 10 new moms shows signs of OCD, study finds [27]
Today.com (blog)
A study finds that 11 percent of mothers experienced obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the weeks and months after childbirth, compared with 2 percent to 3 percent in the general population. Dr. Dana Gossett still remembers the ... “I had just enough ...

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New Moms Often Anxious After Giving Birth - MedPage Today [29]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 1:51pm

New Moms Often Anxious After Giving Birth [29]
MedPage Today
However, the rate remained relatively constant thereafter. The rate of anxiety was higher among women who had a cesarean versus a vaginal delivery (22% versus 15%, P=0.001) and among those who gave birth for the first time (20% versus 15%, P=0.02).

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C-Sections and Sneezes - dailyRx [31]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:23pm

C-Sections and Sneezes [31]
dailyRx
(dailyRx News) Following a rising trend, almost a third of all births in the United States are through caesarian section, or C-section. In many cases, these C-sections ... After the women were enrolled in the study, they were visited at home when their ...

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New birth center model opens in Rogers - The City Wire [33]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 11:56am

New birth center model opens in Rogers [33]
The City Wire
Osborne came to University of Arkansas in August 2010 after teaching and serving as course coordinator at the private Frontier Nurse University in Hyden, Ky. She previously practiced as a nurse midwife at ... A recent national study performed by Truven ...

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Handling the Anxiety of a New Baby - dailyRx [35]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 11:05pm

Handling the Anxiety of a New Baby [35]
dailyRx
The anxiety was more common among first-time moms and those who had cesarean sections. Postpartum anxiety was also ... who had cesarean sections. The rate of anxiety among women who had C-sections was 22 percent, compared to 15 percent among women who ...

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Hagerstown birth resource center officials pleased with first babies fair - The Herald-Mail [37]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 5:27pm

Hagerstown birth resource center officials pleased with first babies fair [37]
The Herald-Mail
Packe gave birth to her first child, daughter Ruby, who turns 1 later this month, via Caesarean section, she said. One of the things Packe said she wanted to learn more about Sunday was vaginal births after Caesarean section. Her second child is due ...

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Vaginal Birth after Myomectomy (fibroid removal)? - Mothering [39]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 3:21pm

Vaginal Birth after Myomectomy (fibroid removal)? [39]
Mothering
So far, I've read that after a myomectomy, one must have a cesarean section because of the greater risk of rupture. However, I almost don't even want to have another child if I can't have a home birth. :/ Has anyone here ever had a natural birth after ...

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Study: Most Moms Wait At Least Six Weeks Postpartum To Have Sex - Growing Your Baby [41]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:21pm

Study: Most Moms Wait At Least Six Weeks Postpartum To Have Sex [41]
Growing Your Baby
Additionally, mothers that had episiotomies or sutured tears, caesarean sections, and births assisted with forceps were more likely to wait longer than those that had non-complicated vaginal births. About 45% of women ... “The most important finding ...

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