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If you had only 20-30 minutes to talk about VBAC with clinicians and professionals, what is the one thing you would want them to know? Whether you are a parent or a clinician/professional, I'd love to hear from you. Today I'm recording a presentation for a summit coming up on May 12-14 (mark your calendars) and while I have it all set, I couldn't help but wonder what you thought Reader. Reply and let me know ASAP as I plan to record in about an hour. I might take a screenshot of your comments and cite you, so let me know how you want me to identify you, if at all. Ok, off to do my hair, make up, and wipe the layer of sweat off my face from my sunrise hike this morning. It's supposed to be 99 in Southern California today, so the hubs and I got up at the crack o' dawn to get our hike in...
Take care and thanks for walking this road with me. We have the capacity to create a lot of good in this world. I appreciate you being here. :-),
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VBAC Facts®
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Hello Reader! Did you see last night's episode of “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver????? It is excellent coverage of Doula Cherise Gordon’s forced cesarean in Florida, how personhood laws drive these cases, and what we can do about it. Loved the shout outs to Pregnancy Justice & If/When/How. Note the hotlines shared at the end that you can use if you are threatened with a forced cesarean or need other support regarding your pregnancy rights. You might want to put these phone numbers in...
Hello Reader! This morning I shared a reader’s experience on social media. Her provider had said the risk of uterine rupture during a planned VBA2C was 80%. And, as a result, ACOG says planning a VBA2C was "against medical advice." Of course, this is inaccurate on both counts, but a reader left this comment: “I've had 2 vba2cs. It all depends on the current pregnancies and the reasons for the previous c sections.” I see every single interaction on social media as an opportunity for education....
Hello Reader, Did you see this article from University of Massachusetts Amherst discussing how planned VBAC, aka labor after cesarean or LAC, is only offered in 16% of US counties? Just look at these maps for 2016 and 2021... BLUE is where there there is an OB hospital that offers LAC GREY is where there are OB hospitals, but they don't offer LAC WHITE is where there are no OB hospitals... maternal deserts Even when researchers looked at just counties that had OB hospitals, still, only 30% of...