http://vbac.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ My VBAC journey, from C-section to natural birth en Vox Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:35:16 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/number-of-us-babies-born-at-low-birth-weight-is-rising.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/number-of-us-babies-born-at-low-birth-weight-is-rising.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/number-of-us-babies-born-at-low-birth-weight-is-rising.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:35:16 -0700 Low Birth Rates Increase to Highest Rates in 40 Years There's a lot of other information in the article, so read carefully. Some put the blame on the economy, and while that surely shares part of the blame, I was happy to see that other causes of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/number-of-us-babies-born-at-low-birth-weight-is-rising.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300fad68fd9770005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> c-section birth induction cesarean premature http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/i-know-my-decision.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/i-know-my-decision.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/i-know-my-decision.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 May 2008 21:54:26 -0700 You know, I've been posting all this stuff about statistics and studies and research, and I just realized: none of this is for me. All of this information is really for other people, people who don't yet know that I want a home birth or who don't ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/i-know-my-decision.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300fad687639c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cesarean vbac home birth http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safe-before-and-after-40-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safe-before-and-after-40-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safe-before-and-after-40-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:01:49 -0700 Safety and Efficacy of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Attempts at or Beyond 40 Weeks of Gestation (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005;106:700-706) Summary: Women attempting VBAC before or at 40 weeks gestation had higher success rates (77.8%) than wom... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safe-before-and-after-40-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300f48cee46e20003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> safety statistics studies success risks rupture vbac uterine rupture http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/spinal-analgesia-higher-ecv-success.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/spinal-analgesia-higher-ecv-success.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/spinal-analgesia-higher-ecv-success.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:44:09 -0700 A small study, but interesting, nonetheless. External Cephalic Version for Breech Presentation With or Without Spinal Analgesia in Nulliparous Women at Term Note to self: if next babe is breech, as first was, maybe try a spinal during ECV. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/spinal-analgesia-higher-ecv-success.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300f48cee460b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> birth breech ecv external cephalic version http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/hospital-vbac-bans-a-letter-and-a-response.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/hospital-vbac-bans-a-letter-and-a-response.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/hospital-vbac-bans-a-letter-and-a-response.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:21:35 -0700 VBAC Facts recently posted a written dialogue between a mom in Southern California and an OB acting as spokesman for a hospital that recently "banned" VBACs. Mom's letter is here and the OB/hospital response is here. Make sure to read the blogger'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/hospital-vbac-bans-a-letter-and-a-response.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300e398eef1b90004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lies hospital c-section birth cesarean vbac http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/link-dump-home-birth-studies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/link-dump-home-birth-studies.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/link-dump-home-birth-studies.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:09:02 -0700 Outcomes of planned home births versus planned hospital births after regulation of midwifery in British Columbia -- no increased risk to mother or baby from home births compared to hospital births, but home births had significantly fewer intervent... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/link-dump-home-birth-studies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300f48d0baf100001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hospital safety statistics studies birth midwifery risks home birth http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/large-study-on-safety-of-homebirth-in-north-america.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/large-study-on-safety-of-homebirth-in-north-america.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/large-study-on-safety-of-homebirth-in-north-america.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:57:55 -0700 In short, low-risk home births had outcomes quite similar to low-risk hospital births, in terms of safety. The big difference is the rate of medical interventions: women giving birth in hospitals had much higher rates of episiotomy, forceps/vacuum... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/large-study-on-safety-of-homebirth-in-north-america.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300f48d0bae7f0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hospital safety statistics studies birth midwives midwifery risks home birth http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/maternal-morbidity-increases-with-each-cesarean-birth.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/maternal-morbidity-increases-with-each-cesarean-birth.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/maternal-morbidity-increases-with-each-cesarean-birth.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:56:18 -0800 Contrast this study with the one below. In short, mothers with multiple VBACs have increasingly lower levels of complications while mothers with multiple elective Cesareans with no labor have increasingly higher levels of complications. Obstetri... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/maternal-morbidity-increases-with-each-cesarean-birth.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300e398df57710005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> safety statistics c-section studies risks cesarean vbac http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safety-increases-with-each-subsequent-vbac-birth.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safety-increases-with-each-subsequent-vbac-birth.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safety-increases-with-each-subsequent-vbac-birth.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:51:46 -0800 Straight from the horse's mouth! Obstetrics & Gynecology (February 2008;111:285-291). OBJECTIVE: To estimate the success rates and risks of an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) according to the number of prior successful VBA... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/vbac-safety-increases-with-each-subsequent-vbac-birth.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300f48cddc01f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> safety research statistics studies risks vbac http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/rcogs-statement-on-home-births.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jackie M) http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/rcogs-statement-on-home-births.html?_c=feed-rss http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/rcogs-statement-on-home-births.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:55:48 -0800 Ok, people. Prepare to be shocked. And awed. Great Britain's equivalent to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), issued a joint statement with the Royal College... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://vbac.vox.com/library/post/rcogs-statement-on-home-births.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d9cf3d000300e398de1c6d0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> safety childbirth midwives benefits risks home births acog