Category Archives: American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG)

New VBAC Guidelines

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Omahababylady

So when I read that the ACOG was revising its policy I wanted to jump up and down in the streets. Finally, I would have people understand that VBAC really was a safe option! The press release stated how some cases that had previously been counter indicted for a Trial of Labor after a Cesarean (TOLAC) were now to be permitted. I was over the moon delighted. Continue reading →

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ACOG Issues NEW VBAC Guidelines

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Robin

Here’s a link until I can get my hands on the whole set of guidelines…: ACOG Issue Less Restrictive VBAC Guidelines ICAN Responds to ACOG VBAC Guidelines

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Thoughts on Informed Consent, Refusal and VBAC

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Robin

If you’ve been listening to the news lately, you’ve probably heard a lot about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). The NIH held a consensus meeting to decide what was appropriate in VBAC care. The general thought was that the overall … Continue reading →

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Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Robin

This is the health birth practice that gets me strange looks – why would anyone want to avoid medical interventions?? I truly think that people 1) aren’t stopping to hear the medically unnecessary part and 2) simply don’t trust birth … Continue reading →

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ACOG Admits Defensive Medicine & Harming Patients

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Robin

You know the news is bad when the headline reads: ACOG Releases 2009 Medical Liability Survey Results Paint Dismal Reality for Ob-Gyns and Their Patients While this is a group that usually likes to stick their heads in the sand … Continue reading →

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ACOG Gives Go Ahead for Liquids in Labor

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Robin

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has given the go ahead for women to drink some liquids in labor. ?This list includes: Soda Fruit juice without pulp Sports drinks Coffee Tea They still say that women having a … Continue reading →

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ACOG Revises Induction Protocol

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Robin

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issues a press release saying that there is a revision to it’s labor induction guidelines. The basics from the press release do not look very different from what I had heard … Continue reading →

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New Study On Scheduled Cesareans

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jennifer Zimmerman

There is a new comprehensive study about the safety of cesareans before 39 weeks gestation.? From the article, Early Repeat C-sections Increase Risks, Study Finds, published in the Washington Post, there is this quote about the study: The study of … Continue reading →

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