I just read this post on the Academic OB/GYN blog: Micro Tort-Reform: A potential solution to the VBAC liability issue. This was written after the NIH panel came out and recommended we decrease the number of cesareans and increase the number of VBACs (or at least make it more of an available option to mothers) [...]
VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean, pronounced vee-back) are more difficult to achieve than you’d think. Where I live, there are 3 hospitals and only 1 allows VBACs (ironically, it happens to be the hospital where I was cut open). Within that hospital, there is only ONE clinic of doctors who will perform VBACs. Keep in mind I [...]
All night I was having dreams about c-sections and people yelling at me. Every time I woke up I tried to replay the dream in my head so that I’d remember it in the morning, but no luck. All I remember are feelings of fear and guilt.
I was terrified of waking up this morning to [...]
I was planning on writing another post on my c-section about a week ago because it was bothering me again. Then, randomly, I got quite a few comments from doctors and nurses on my “C-Section Thoughts and Advice” post that was written as part of my birth story. They all came on the same day [...]
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I had an unplanned c-section December 27, 2009, with the birth of my first. I am still recovering and ask anyone [...]