Why won't hospitals allow a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)?
Why will hospitals not allow a breech birth that does NOT included a cesarean
HERE is an OBGYN who is under fire in California for allowing his clients to VBAC and push out their breech babies. His hospital is mad and threatening to deny him privileges there. WHY? Read his interview to see through a little window into the heart of the ACOG and hospitals in America. If you dare.
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I'm actually glad in retrospect that my old midwife's practice wouldn't let me VBAC (my 4th VBAC) because that led me to your blog which in turn led me to the "Best Midwife in Georgia" aka Claudia with whom I had my 5th (also all boys) VBAC at home : ) four months ago...I told Claudia I would write you but haven't gotten around to it yet. I am so glad that you blog because God used you in a mighty way in my life.
~Roxie
ARoxieL@msn.com
Roxie,
WOW.
WOW!!!!
I am just so in shock and amazement!!! My goal would obviously be to somehow help someone, but I never knew if that was ever achieved or not...or am I just being narcissistic with this whole blog thing?! :)
Thank you so much for telling me this! I am so happy for your 5th VBAC as well as your first homebirth with my dear Claudia. Is she the best or what?! And 5 boys.....SUCH A BLESSING! Congratulations :)
I swear I still have goose bumps!
Tiffany
I'll tell you I had my daughter in the hospital and I had a great, NON C-section experience. For us that is the best option. However, I have a friend who has had 2 children via C-section and her doctor told her she could only have 3 kids. I did not understand why, and apparently because of the c-section, her dr. feels that 3 is the limit...I was shocked and told her that I would find another Dr.
No Dr. should tell you how many children you can have!!
Annie,
As much as I am a fan of homebirth, I LOVE hearing good stories of birth in a hospital! I am happy to hear you had a lovely experience.
It is quite common for an OB to tell mom to limit her children because of the "need" for C-sections and what it does to the uterus. I have heard it time and again. So, so sad. :(
It makes me so frustrated to hear about hospitals not allowing VBACs.(Especially when many c-sections are caused by the impatience/wrecklessness of drs., who use every intervention under the sun.Then, far too many act like saviors, for doing a c-section, to "save the life of a the baby".) It is sad that drs. suffer persecution when they think outside the box and let women birth the way they want to.I am so thankful for midwives, and for the few brave drs, which support them. I really like what Dr. Jacques Moritz says in Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein's book, Your Best Birth. Have you read it, yet? It really is terrific.
After my first birth ended needlessly in a c-section, I sought out someone who would vbac me. That doctor became very dear to me. But as the years wore on, the rules at the hospital wore on her. Every time she vbac'ed anyone, she was put before a board of review of her peers. She was policied to death. In December, she will quit her OB practice and I am stuck trying to find yet another doctor who will vbac me.
It irritates me no end when good doctors are pushed out of the birthing community by uninformed and fear-induced decisions.
Amy @ Raising Arrows
Amy,
I am sorry to hear that your beloved doctor is quitting. I know how hard it is to lose a dear member of your birth team that you have used for many years! Many of the OBs forced to "retire" because they support unconventional moms are also faced with (not only the peer reviews and hospital boards) but VERY high malpractice insurance. Sad.
If you want to email me privately I can give you some pointers on finding another person in your area. You can also look on ICAN-online.org for VBAC supportive doctors and midwives.
Tiffany
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