Monthly Archives: March 2010

VBAC Consensus Statement (Draft)

The draft version of the NIH VBAC Consensus statement is up at: http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/images/vbac/vbac_statement.pdf PR: wait… I: wait… L: wait… LD: wait… I: wait… wait… Rank: wait… Traffic: wait… Price: wait… C: wait…

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VBAC from a Care Provider’s Perspective

Share  What is it really like to be a hospital care provider attending VBACs? Janelle from Birth Sense describes it in this post submitted to the ICAN VBAC Blog Carnival. The whole post provides a very rational, no nonsense description … Continue reading

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VBAC Varies by Hospital Type

From The Feminist Breeder

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Adverse Outcomes Compared to VBAC

This shows a slide from the NIH VBAC Consensus webcast, taken by Gina at The Feminist Breeder. It talks about how VBAC compares to other adverse outcomes in perinatal period.

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NIH VBAC Consensus Conference is live NOW

You can watch it at: http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbac.htm

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VBAC is Vital

Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is a crucial option in maternity care today. I see VBAC as one of the key ways for us to attack the growing maternal mortality. Many people do not think about the cesarean rate as … Continue reading

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CDC Releases Home Birth Data

Today the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released some much anticipated data regarding home birth from 1990 to 2006. Inside the released data, it showed an increasing trend in out of hospital births.  Home births rose about 5% from … Continue reading

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Famous Women – Blog Carnival

It’s Women’s History Month and I  know that there are several women who I enjoy learning about because of how they changed the world for me.  My early days were consumed with the fascination of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, reportedly the … Continue reading

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