Clearbirth EP 30: VBAC: What You Need to Know

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The Clearbirth Podcast

Annette Perel

47 episodes

2 months ago

Join your host Annette Perel, a doula for over 17 years, for The Clearbirth Podcast!

This podcast is all about demystifying all things pregnancy, birth and beyond so that women know they have choice and agency when it comes to their care and raising their children. You’ll hear from doulas, doctors, lactation consultants, and other women as we work together to dissolve the fears and debunk the myths around the birthing process.

This is also a platform for listeners to voice their questions and tell their stories. Find the show on Instagram (@clearbirthpodcast) or send an email to clearbirthpodcast@gmail.com.

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Join your host Annette Perel, a doula for over 17 years, for The Clearbirth Podcast!

This is also a platform for listeners to voice their questions and tell their stories. Find the show on Instagram (@clearbirthpodcast) or send an email to clearbirthpodcast@gmail.com.

Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe and thanks for listening!

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Clearbirth EP 30: VBAC: What You Need to Know

The Clearbirth Podcast

23 minutes

2 years ago

Clearbirth EP 30: VBAC: What You Need to Know

Join your host Annette Perel, a doula for over 17 years, for The Clearbirth Podcast! In this episode, your host Annette Perel takes a deep dive into the world of VBAC'S (VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN SECTION) What is a section? What can you do to have a VBAC? Find the show on Facebook (@annetteperelclearbirth) Instagram (@annetteladoula) Tiktok (annetteladoula) or send an email to clearbirthpodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe, and gracias/thanks for listening! This podcast is hosted and produced by Annette Perel and edited and managed by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions. Resources: Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC), By Lois J. Estner and Nancy Wainer Cohen Copyright © 2012 VBAC Facts. Permission granted to freely reproduce with attribution. http://vbacfacts.com/quick-facts Quick Facts: Birth after Cesarean After a cesarean, most women have two choices for future births: a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) or a repeat cesarean section (RCS). There is a lot of misinformation about these two options. Let’s review some quick facts compiled by Jennifer Kamel, Founder of VBAC Facts. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (1999). ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 5: Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. Washington DC. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2010, July 21). Ob-Gyns Issue Less Restrictive VBAC Guidelines. Retrieved July 21, 2010, from ACOG: http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr 07-21-10-1.cfm American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2010). ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 115: Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery. Washington DC. Bernstein, S., Matalon-Grazi, S., & Rosenn, B. (2012). Trial of labor after previous cesarean section versus repeat cesarean section: are patients making an informed decision? Supplement to January 2012 American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, S21. Retrieved from http://www.smfmnewsroom.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/Abstracts-27-35.pdf Coassolo, K. M., Stamilio, D. M., Pare, E., Peipert, J. F., Stevens, E., Nelson, D., et al. (2005). Safety and Efficacy of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Attempts at or Beyond 40 Weeks Gestation. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 106, 700-6. Declercq, E. R., & Sakala, C. (2006). Listening to Mothers II: Reports of the Second National U.S. Survey of Women’s Childbearing Experiences. New York: Childbirth Connection. Retrieved from Childbirth Connection: http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10068 Declercq, E. R. (September, 2009). Birth by the numbers [video]. Retrieved from Orgasmic Birth: http://www.orgasmicbirth.com/birth-by-the-numbers Huang, W. H., Nakashima, D. K., Rumney, P. J., Keegan, K. A., & Chan, K. (2002). Interdelivery Interval and the Success of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 99, 41-44. Humphries, G. (2004, June 14). The Suture Debate. Retrieved October 1, 2009, from International Cesarean Awareness Network: http://www.ican-online.org/vbac/the-suture-debate International Cesarean Awareness Network. (2009, February 20). New Survey Shows Shrinking Options for Women with Prior Cesarean. Retrieved from ICAN: http://www.ican-online.org/icanin-the-news/trouble-repeat-cesareans Kamel, J. (2009, January 17). Predicting uterine rupture by uterine thickness via sonogram. Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2009/01/17/predicting-uterine-rupture-viasonogram-to-measure-uterine-thickness/ Kamel, J. (2009b, October 19). Response to OB: Scare tactics vs. informed consent aka why I started this website. Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2009/10/19/response-to-obscare-tactics-vs-informed-consent-aka-why-i-started-this-website/ Kamel, J. (2009c, February 28). Is VBAC illegal? Is homebirth illegal? Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2009/02/28/is-vbac-illegal/ Kamel, J. (2010, July 22). VBAC in rural hospitals. Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2010/07/22/vbac-in-ruralhospitals/ Kamel, J. (2010b, March 16). Another VBAC consult misinforms. Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/16/another-vbac-consultmisinforms/ Kamel, J. (2010c, March 9). American women speak about VBAC. Retrieved from VBAC Facts: http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-aboutvbac/ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_07.pdf Menacker, F., & Hamilton, B. E. (2010, March). Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States. Retrieved from Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db35.htm http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbacstatement.htm Silver, R. M., Landon, M. B., Rouse, D. J., & Leveno, K. J. (2006). Maternal Morbidity Associated with Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 107, 1226-32.