Androscoggin Valley Hospital
Date of Call?:
January 29, 2009
1. Can I have a VBAC at this hospital?:
Banned
2. Are there any doctors who do VBACs?:
No
Location
59 Page Hill Rd
Berlin, NH, 03570United States
44° 29' 17.0736" N, 71° 9' 31.878" W
4. Is that a formal policy or is it just the way the doctors have decided to practice?:
Formal VBAC ban
5. Do you know how far I would have to travel to find a hospital that offers VBAC?:
Littleton - 1 hour plus, or MHMH in Lebanon - 2.5 hours
6. What would happen if I arrived at the hospital and refused a cesarean?:
Other comment
7. Comments:
formal VBAC ban in existence for about 6 years because do not have 24 anesthesia or in-house OBs.
If showed up and refused c/s, they "would have to listen to the mother" and "document to the nth degree"
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