VBAC Prediction Models: Actual Results are Better than Predicted

Original checklist by Melek Speros Many women with a prior cesarean who want a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) are counseled that they a...

Midwifey-Led Model of Care Increases VBACs

Some hospitals do not allow Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) to attend VBACs (Vaginal Births After Cesarean). Even in my area, which is gener...

My CBAC series on Science and Sensibility

This month, we are talking about Cesarean Birth After Cesarean, or CBAC . CBAC is the preferred term for when a mother works for and wants a...

A Midwife-Laborist Care Model Reduces Cesarean Rates

Here is brand-new research showing that a midwife-physician laborist care model resulted in lower cesarean rates than a private practice OB ...

Cesarean Birth After Cesarean, 18 Years Later

Image from Wikimedia Commons, here   Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. –Helen Keller This month,...

A Discussion of the Barriers to VBAC

Dr. Mark Landon The majority of women who have a cesarean in one pregnancy go on to have cesareans in subsequent pregnancies. Sometimes it...

Give Blood for Those Who Give Life

Accreta Awareness Blood Drive - this month April is Cesarean Awareness Month. One of the results of a high cesarean rate is an increase in t...

Physical Recovery After CBAC

Artwork by Molly Remer , from Brigid's Grove Etsy Shop Recently, we have been talking about Cesarean Birth After Cesarean, or CBAC (some...