Northwest Medical Center-Willow Creek Women's Hospital

Date of Call?:

March 1, 2008

1. Can I have a VBAC at this hospital?:

Banned

2. Are there any doctors who do VBACs?:

Location

4301 Great House road

Johnson, AR, 72703

United States

36° 8' 17.5956" N, 94° 11' 56.1228" W

4. Is that a formal policy or is it just the way the doctors have decided to practice?:

Formal VBAC ban

6. What would happen if I arrived at the hospital and refused a cesarean?:

Nothing, can not be forced to have surgery

7. Comments:

if a woman shows up around 8cm dialated then they offer the choice.

It is disappointing that

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 9:13am.

It is disappointing that Washington Regional (on this site) is listed as saying Willow Creek will do VBACs. Willow Creek is supposed to be a leader in this area for progressive birthing practices.

Hoping

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 10:27pm.

I LOVE this hospital, but am very dissapointed in ther VBAC Ban. I am hoping that when I have my next child, I will be able to have a VBAC at this hospital. And there are Dr.s who practice at this hospital who support VBACs, but they are not allowed to do them in the hospital, so they schedule repeat C-Sections. When I had my son in February 2008, his heart rate kept dropping, so I opted for a C-Section and was never told that I could not attempt a VBAC with subsequent deliveries because of my choice. Also, my epidural did not work, and I felt every bit of the labor, which I thought was tolerable. Next time, I plan on using the same hospital, but refusing the C-Section and enduring natural childbirth without an epidural as long as it does not pose an inherent risk to my baby.