International Cesarean Awareness Network

Journey to VBAC: What You Need to Know

 

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Presented by ICAN with Gretchen Humphries and Rose St. John, Journey to VBAC: What You Need to Know is a must for women planning a VBAC and their partners. You will learn about the basic issues surrounding VBAC plus answers to common questions such as, "Am I a good candidate for a VBAC?" and "How can I maximize my chances of having a vaginal birth next time around?" We will also discuss one of the most important but often overlooked issues while planning a VBAC: the father’s role in preventing a cesarean.

 

Part 1: Planning Your VBAC with Gretchen Humphries

90 minutes

• VBAC basics: history, risks, and success rates by birth setting
• Are you a good candidate for a VBAC?
• Cephalopelvic disproportion
• Vaginal birth after multiple cesareans
• How long should you wait between pregnancies?
• Single vs. double-layer sutures
• How to increase your chances of having a VBAC

 

Part 2: The Father’s Role in Preventing Cesareans with Rose St. John

90 minutes

• What the father provides to the laboring mother
• The quantifiable impact of a well-prepared father
• Intangible benefits of a well-prepared father
• Giving fathers the preparation they need
• The impact of the father’s adrenaline levels during labor
• Practice for the laboring father

 

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Gretchen Humphries is the Advocacy Director for ICAN, the ICAN email list administrator, and co-leader of the ICAN of Ann Arbor Chapter. She is also a Veterinarian, working in emergency and critical care at the Animal ER Center in Southeastern Michigan. She has written extensively on birth topics and many of her essays can be found at Birth Matters. She is the mother of 4 wonderful children and the wife of a man who realized how much they’d both lost with the cesarean, after his third child was born at home. Gretchen has had one cesarean for breech twins and 2 wonderful HBACs.

 

Rose St. John is a doula, childbirth educator, yoga instructor and most recently, author. She brings over 25 years of experience guiding couples towards the birth they desire to her new passion, preparing fathers for the work of supporting their partner in birth and beyond. Rose is the creator of the St John Birthing Method (tm) which combines her trademark approach: straightforward and practical while at the same time conceptual and transcendent.