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  • New Updated Guidelines on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

    As a busy OB/GYN, I embrace any technology that assures that pregnant patients have safe deliveries. That is why I am happy to present you with these new guidelines from ACOG.

  • My VBAC: Hailey's Birth Story

    All in all I am so happy I tried a vaginal birth. My c-section healed very quickly but still doesn't compare to how much easier this has been. Here's my birth story -- emotions and all!

  • VBAC Scare Tactics: Big Baby, Big Problems

    Many women who want to have a vaginal birth after cesarean in the U.S. and elsewhere have faced some sort of opposition from their care providers when they have expressed their desire to VBAC. Oftentimes, this opposition comes in the form of "VBAC scare tactics."

  • Gestational Diabetes VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    It's been 7 years since I had my second child which was a c-section (my first was vaginal.

    What are the risks of having a vbac with the third one, also I'm dealing with gestational diabetes.

    Would it be safer to just have a c-section?

  • Can I Have a VBAC?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    Hi, my name is Janet. when I was pregnant with my first child I got induced due to that fact that I was past due date.

    I was in labor for 24 hours and only dilated 6cm. I'm expecting my second child in June and will like to try VBAC.

    Can I give birth vaginal if the problem I had was due to not being able to dilate?

  • VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    Hi, I had a c-section with my first and to date (27 weeks) plan on having another with this pregnancy.

  • What Are Your Opinions on Vbacs?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Induction for VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I had a c-section with my first baby and now I'm pregnant again.

    I think I want to try a VBAC. But I've been reading that pitocin can increase the risk of problems with a VBAC.

    If I don't go into labor will a doctor use pitocin or just perform another c-section?

  • What Can I Do To Shorten My Next Labor?

    QUESTION

    Dear Doula,
    I had a doula with both of my previous pregnancies. With my first, I was induced with pitocin. I labored for 22 hours and pushed for 2 more on top of that. I ended up having a c-section because he was wedged in my pelvis and wouldn't come down. My 2nd, I went into labor on my own and labored for about 30 hours from start to finish (most of it not too bad, and about 15 hours of it in the hospital). I only pushed for 35 minutes. And my 9 pound 9 ounce VBAC son was born!

  • VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section)

    Partially under the pressure of lawsuits, the cesarean section rate increased from 5% in 1970 to 25% in 1988. Doctors are rarely sued for a poor outcome if they have performed a cesarean section but they are almost always sued when they have not. But is a repeat cesarean safest for the mother and baby? Find out.

  • VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section)

    Partially under the pressure of lawsuits, the cesarean section rate increased from 5% in 1970 to 25% in 1988. Doctors are rarely sued for a poor outcome if they have performed a cesarean section but they are almost always sued when they have not. But is a repeat cesarean safest for the mother and baby? Find out.

  • What Can I Do To Shorten My Next Labor?

    QUESTION

    Dear Doula,
    I had a doula with both of my previous pregnancies. With my first, I was induced with pitocin. I labored for 22 hours and pushed for 2 more on top of that. I ended up having a c-section because he was wedged in my pelvis and wouldn't come down. My 2nd, I went into labor on my own and labored for about 30 hours from start to finish (most of it not too bad, and about 15 hours of it in the hospital). I only pushed for 35 minutes. And my 9 pound 9 ounce VBAC son was born!

  • Can I Labor in Water During a VBAC?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,I am expecting my seventh baby. My sixth was an emergency c section due to fetal distress (meconium). I want to have a VBAC. I found a midwife that is willing to help me and I asked her if I would be able to labor in the water. She said, "No. After having a C-sec, your scar could open up like a zipper when in the water so that would not be possible.

  • Is a VBAC After 3 C-secs Possible?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I was just wondering what your thoughts are for VBAC's. I have had 3 C-sections and I am now pregnant again with my fourth. My first c-section was because I had high blood pressure. My second and third c-sections were because the doctor said that he doesn't think VBAC's are safe. So I listened to him.

  • Induction for VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I had a c-section with my first baby and now I'm pregnant again.

    I think I want to try a VBAC. But I've been reading that pitocin can increase the risk of problems with a VBAC.

    If I don't go into labor will a doctor use pitocin or just perform another c-section?

  • What Are Your Opinions on Vbacs?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    Hi, I had a c-section with my first and to date (27 weeks) plan on having another with this pregnancy.

  • Can I Have a VBAC?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    Hi, my name is Janet. when I was pregnant with my first child I got induced due to that fact that I was past due date.

    I was in labor for 24 hours and only dilated 6cm. I'm expecting my second child in June and will like to try VBAC.

    Can I give birth vaginal if the problem I had was due to not being able to dilate?

  • Gestational Diabetes VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    It's been 7 years since I had my second child which was a c-section (my first was vaginal.

    What are the risks of having a vbac with the third one, also I'm dealing with gestational diabetes.

    Would it be safer to just have a c-section?

  • VBAC Scare Tactics: Big Baby, Big Problems

    Many women who want to have a vaginal birth after cesarean in the U.S. and elsewhere have faced some sort of opposition from their care providers when they have expressed their desire to VBAC. Oftentimes, this opposition comes in the form of "VBAC scare tactics."