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Diet Plan Helps Obese Moms - MedPage Today [1]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/18/2013 - 6:09pm

MedPage Today [1]
Diet Plan Helps Obese Moms [1]
MedPage Today
Obese women attending weekly weight management sessions gained 7 pounds less over the course of their pregnancy versus controls and actually dropped below their pre-pregnancy weight by 3 weeks after delivery, Kimberly Vesco, MD, MPH, of Kaiser ...

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Dear Russell, this is why we don't always trust OBs - The League of Ordinary Gentlemen [4]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/18/2013 - 11:51am

Dear Russell, this is why we don't always trust OBs [4]
The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
This is reminiscent of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada's recent policy change on breech birth. In 2000, the SOGC decided that breech birth was unduly risky and that a baby presenting breech demanded a c-section. The decision ...

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What is reproductive justice? - uuworld.org [6]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/18/2013 - 2:03am

uuworld.org [6]
What is reproductive justice? [6]
uuworld.org
After I hung up the phone, another counselor peeked over the cubicle divider and looked at me kind of strangely. “Did you just send that woman to a church to .... Maybe you have read one of many articles questioning the rate of Cesarean sections to ...

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Germs May Hold the Key to Infant Health - Huffington Post Canada [8]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/18/2013 - 12:24am

Germs May Hold the Key to Infant Health [8]
Huffington Post Canada
In terms of mode of delivery, the results were not altogether surprising. There was a noticeable albeit small increase in microbial diversity in those born vaginally compared to elective caesarean sections. In both forms of delivery, the majority of ...

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Support Groups - GoErie.com [10]

ICAN in the News [11] - Sun, 02/17/2013 - 11:03pm

Support Groups [10]
GoErie.com
The International Cesarean Awareness Network of Erie meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6 to 7:45 p.m., in Blasco Library's Admiral Room, 160 E. Front St. Call Sarah Imig at 460-7636 or e-mail her at icanoferie@yahoo.com or visit ...

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Hoping for a homebirth, blindsided by preeclampsia. Baby Z's birth story. - Mothering [13]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sun, 02/17/2013 - 2:03pm

Hoping for a homebirth, blindsided by preeclampsia. Baby Z's birth story. [13]
Mothering
My mother went post dates and had cesarean births with me and my sister; I always sensed she felt like it was a loss or a shortcoming and I didn't want that for my birth experience. I didn't want unnecessary medical interventions. ... After monitoring ...

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No Benefit of Planned Cesarean for Twins - Medscape [15]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 02/15/2013 - 11:37am

No Benefit of Planned Cesarean for Twins [15]
Medscape
Women who planned a cesarean delivery delivered earlier, and 89.9% delivered both babies that way. Of those who planned a vaginal delivery, 60.45% delivered at least twin A that way. After the vaginal birth of twin A, the birth of twin B was a cesarean ...

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Doula support linked to lower C-section rate among Medicaid moms, U study finds - MinnPost.com [17]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 02/15/2013 - 8:09am

MinnPost.com [17]
Doula support linked to lower C-section rate among Medicaid moms, U study finds [17]
MinnPost.com
In the United States, a C-section costs, on average, about $10,000 more than a vaginal birth ($27,866 versus $18,329 in 2010). Among Medicaid births, the average costs are $9,100 for a vaginal birth and $13,600 for a C-section. A birth doula is ...

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Fetal Monitoring Often Tips Scales Toward Cesarean - MedPage Today [19]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 02/14/2013 - 11:54am

MedPage Today [19]
Fetal Monitoring Often Tips Scales Toward Cesarean [19]
MedPage Today
C-section carries risks for the mother and often keeps women from vaginal delivery on subsequent pregnancies. One million of the 3 million births that occur each year in the U.S. occur via cesarean delivery, she said. ... may be that potentially ...

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Doctor's talk teaches reality of childbirth to West students - Mankato Free Press [21]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 02/13/2013 - 5:32pm

Doctor's talk teaches reality of childbirth to West students [21]
Mankato Free Press
After giving the kids the back story on Runge, Taylor prepared to perform the ultrasound. As the ultrasound gel splurted out of the tube, girls around the room jockeyed for position. Within seconds ... If Taylor's frank talk about pain and blood and ...

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Linda Ackley, Michigan Woman, Gives Birth After Doctors Say 'Hernia' Is ... - Huffington Post [23]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 7:07pm

Linda Ackley, Michigan Woman, Gives Birth After Doctors Say 'Hernia' Is ... [23]
Huffington Post
Linda Ackley, 44, gave birth by cesarean section on Feb. 8, ac... A Michigan woman got the surprise of her life after doctors told her what she thought was a hernia was, in fact, a 10-pound baby girl. Linda Ackley, 44, gave birth by cesarean section on ...

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Record number of babies delivered at Lakewood Health - The Lake Country Echo [25]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 5:40pm

Record number of babies delivered at Lakewood Health [25]
The Lake Country Echo
Lakewood had an 86 percent success rate when it came to Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) attempts. Lakewood is part of a safety initiative created by the Minnesota Hospital Association, the Minnesota Department of Health and the March of Dimes to ...

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Emergency c section survey - Mothering [27]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 2:01pm

Emergency c section survey [27]
Mothering
Did the doctor or nurse have to go in vaginally and push your baby's head back up the birth canal to facilitate easier removal of the baby during the surgery? If yes, was the whole hand used or just the fingers? 8. Since your baby was not able to fully ...

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The Elective C-Section that Saved My Soul - Huffington Post [29]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:41pm

The Elective C-Section that Saved My Soul [29]
Huffington Post
My life revolved around vaginal suppositories intended to keep me pregnant and rest for the first 13 weeks. My doctor, my husband and my mother all ... Friend after friend recounted labor and delivery horror stories. Emergency C-Sections, 36 hours of ...

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Infant Gut Microbiota Influenced by Cesarean Section and Breastfeeding ... - Science Daily (press release) [31]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 8:50am

Infant Gut Microbiota Influenced by Cesarean Section and Breastfeeding ... [31]
Science Daily (press release)
... Long-Term Health. Feb. 11, 2013 — Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to ...

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Need some encouragement please! - Mothering [33]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 4:33pm

Need some encouragement please! [33]
Mothering
So she's just taking after her daddy smile.gif. Here's where I need the encouragement... With all the ... Talk to your drs. about leaving the stich in at 36 weeks but not scheduling the c-section for much later (41 wks though they may say no, then ask ...

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Caesarean birth alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong ... - Ottawa Citizen [35]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 1:34pm

Caesarean birth alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong ... [35]
Ottawa Citizen
The gut microbiome is laid down or developed during the first year of life after birth. “We start off with almost a clean slate,” Kozyrskyj said. “During (vaginal) delivery, babies acquire mum's microbes from her vagina and her GI (gastrointestinal ...

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Human milk Matters - Bangkok Post [37]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 1:29pm

Bangkok Post [37]
Human milk Matters [37]
Bangkok Post
"Initial pumping must be carried out within two hours in case of vaginal delivery and within four hours when it is by cesarean section. After that, mothers should be encouraged to pump breasts 8 to 12 times a day in order to ensure constant supply of ...

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Caesarean birth alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong ... - Vancouver Sun [39]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 12:23pm

Caesarean birth alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong ... [39]
Vancouver Sun
The gut microbiome is laid down or developed during the first year of life after birth. “We start off with almost a clean slate,” Kozyrskyj said. “During (vaginal) delivery, babies acquire mum's microbes from her vagina and her GI (gastrointestinal ...

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C-sections alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong health ... - Regina Leader-Post [41]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 12:07pm

C-sections alter baby's gut bacteria, may affect newborn's lifelong health ... [41]
Regina Leader-Post
After analyzing the babies' fecal samples, researchers found that infants born by C-section lacked a specific group of bacteria found in babies delivered vaginally. ... The gut microbiome is laid down or developed during the first year of life after ...

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