Tag Archives: VBAC

NIH VBAC Consensus Conference is live NOW

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Robin

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

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VBAC is Vital

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Robin

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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But Why is VBAC so Important?

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Danielle

I am sure that I am not the only person to ask myself this with the announcement of the National Institute of Health VBAC Conference announcement.  But unlike most, I know more than my fair share about VBAC after having … Continue reading →

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Join the National Institutes of Health’s Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: New Insights

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Robin

March 8–10, 2010 Natcher Conference Center | NIH Campus| Bethesda, Maryland For most of the 20th century, clinicians believed that once a woman had undergone a cesarean, all of her future pregnancies required delivery by that procedure as well. In … Continue reading →

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VBAC Conference by the NIH

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Robin

March 8-10, 2010 will have a consensus conference on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).  It will address questions, including: What are the rates and patterns of utilization of trial of labor after prior cesarean, vaginal birth after cesarean, and repeat … Continue reading →

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What is ICAN?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Robin

Check out ICAN’s latest video: What is ICAN? Do you think that places like YouTube and videos make spreading birth activism easier?

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Once a Cesarean, Always a Cesarean : The Tides Must Change…

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Danielle

Until you have walked in someone elses shoes, you should always think twice about what you have to say about their personal experience. That goes especially to those who have never had children, or had a cesarean section. Continue reading →

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More Healthcare is Not Better Healthcare – well, duh…

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Robin

I had to snicker when I saw the headlines that proclaimed that more healthcare was not better healthcare. I mean seriously, birth has been proving that time and time again. ?The more medicalized we’ve made birth the higher the cesarean … Continue reading →

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Take Your VBACtivism to HuffPo

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Unnecesarean

Pamela Paul, the author of the Time Magazine article, posted her own VBAC story at the Huffington Post yesterday. Nielsen Online lists The Huffington Post as the 18th most popular news site. See you in the Comments section!

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