tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121355547173786954.post3314786679357259940..comments2023-07-08T08:52:08.298-07:00Comments on Instinctual Birth: VBAC Mamas, Unite!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914793731374784005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121355547173786954.post-46819736341688179602012-11-07T09:14:37.848-08:002012-11-07T09:14:37.848-08:00Yes! We wholeheartedly agree that the mother's...Yes! We wholeheartedly agree that the mother's voice must be restored in her birth experiences! Women across the globe deserve the respect of their birth professional to make her own choices in childbirth- choosing a VBAC is one of those critical choices!<br /><br />At Midwife International we work to improve the culture of birth by offering midwife training programs around the world. Midwife International partners with established clinics and professional midwives to provide leadership and midwifery training opportunities abroad.<br /><br />For more information, please visit: http://midwifeinternational.org/midwife-training.<br /><br />Thanks for posting and for all that you do!<br />Midwife Internationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261136280478826086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121355547173786954.post-53006001877537201542010-03-18T12:22:08.331-07:002010-03-18T12:22:08.331-07:00I'm due to give birth in a couple of weeks. W...I'm due to give birth in a couple of weeks. We're planning a VBAC. We are travelling an hour to go to a hospital that not only permits, but promotes VBACs. However, an hour's drive is a long way to go, especially when there are three other hospitals nearby that have a ban on VBACs.<br /><br />Here are a few things that we learned when choosing the midwife practice and hospital facility.<br /><br />Hospital bans on VBACs are legally unenforceable. When medical professionals (ob-gyns, nurses, hospital staff) and hospital policy makers talk about such bans, the language they use imply that by chosing their facility, you have already given up the right to a VBAC. This is untrue.<br /><br />You, the patient, have the right to refuse any medical treatment/procedure you do not want to have. You do not need their permission for a VBAC. It is the other way around. They need your permission to perform surgery on you!<br /><br />If you go to a hospital in active labor, they are bound by law to treat you. You cannot be turned away. The law was put into place to prevent hospitals from turning women away who could not pay their bill. But the way it is written, it is not limited to women without insurance and covers all laboring women- including those refusing repeat c-sections.<br /><br />If you are not in full-blown labor, they may try to transfer you to another hospital. That is considered "providing treatment". However, transportation is almost always by ambulance. Providing that you are conscious, no hospital can put you in an ambulance without your written consent. You are not obligated to give it.<br /><br />What may happen, however, if you choose to push the issue (and sometimes there are reasons to do so) is that the hospital staff may make your stay very miserable. You may be labelled a "difficult" patient. You may have people in your face trying to coerce you into going along with their policy. That stress may slow labor. However, if you are set on having a particular midwife deliver your child and that's the hospital they have priveleges, or it you feel the need to protest, it may be worth it to you to fight the system.<br /><br />We chose not to deal with that kind of stress and go to a different facility. As far as I'm concerned, it's no different than being a responsible shopper. I vote with my dollars. I'd much rather see a hospital that promotes VBACs get paid than one that does not.Freyadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238317498812754806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121355547173786954.post-20720881123453354512010-03-11T18:38:40.873-08:002010-03-11T18:38:40.873-08:00Oh Diana, congratulations! Your comment brought te...Oh Diana, congratulations! Your comment brought tears to my eyes. What a marvelous thing to share. :) Thank you! <br /><br />See, everyone? There is hope for a VBAC for EVERY woman who has had a cesarean. :)Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914793731374784005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121355547173786954.post-7629009773825301762010-03-11T18:31:29.500-08:002010-03-11T18:31:29.500-08:00Thank you for this article. As a woman with a cla...Thank you for this article. As a woman with a classical incision on her uterus, I get very frustrated with the tag line "for women with low transverse incisions." What about me? <br /><br />Well, I did my research and I made my choice but no one cared about my choice because I wasn't on the approved list. No one but my family, friends, and my lovely homebirth midwife, that is.<br /><br />It turns out my uterus healed, my body birthed, and I'm happy to report that I am typing with one hand while nursing my 3 month old baby!Dianahttp://wrapyourbaby.com/blog/birth-story/noreply@blogger.com