VBAC Facts

Join us in spreading evidence-based information about VBAC and making VBAC accessible for all!

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A uterine rupture survivor left a pretty angry comment on the website. And I don’t blame her.

She quickly read an article on the website and assumed I am pro-VBAC.

We live in this world where we are asked to take a... https://t.co/V8fAksCsCg

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Thank you to @vbacfacts for the facts on VBA3C 🙌🏼🙌🏾🙌🏿 https://t.co/OFyknCMc1c #VBAC

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13 myths about vaginal birth after cesarean https://t.co/VjIJXBtbPq via @vbacfacts

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Yes! I recharge by being “unproductive,” hiking (nature), yoga (stillness), and being alone!

How do you recharge?

Posted @withregram • @birthandtraumasupportcenter ———> https://t.co/TBmNnJF7vu

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Posted @withregram • @birthmonopoly (not a comprehensive list)

Can we *not* joke about obstetric violence?

Today I came across a video post of a woman healthcare provider mocking …

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I love this story! This is exactly how we should be showing up for each other every day. How can this energy be brought into labor and delivery? What would it look like? Posted @withregram • @ardtakeaction True allyship is not about comfort. https://t.co/LdAwSQI2wY

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If ACOG intended for 24/7 anesthesia or OB presence to be required to offer vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), they would have used plain, clear, and unambiguous language to express that, not vague phrases like "immediately available." https://t.co/ciYxCELzMq

[Prof Tasha Stanton @Tash_Stanton]

Friends at conferences - please do not assume that the people that you talk to do not know anything. I just got told that I should read what Stanton et al found about pain.

I. Am. Stanton.

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So true. Whether you are planning a VBAC or working hard to support birthing women and people… there are people who see you and feel moved by your existence.

[Annalisa Merelli @missanabeem]

A couple of months ago, @mclemoremr made me realize the efforts to increase the number of Black midwives was missing an easy solution: Open midwifery programs in HBCUs: https://t.co/k0Xgl4H8pH 1/

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Yes, ACOG's guidelines state that in order to receive the diagnosis of "failure to progress" / labor arrest one must be at least six centimeters with their waters broken for at least 4 hours with “adequate contractions” or at least 6 hours with …https://t.co/LNf9T9wLIa

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"I think that a lot of times hospitals are under the misbegotten impression that they can avoid malpractice liability by depriving people of their options and of their rights. I mean, that’s simply not the case." - Farah Diaz-Tello https://t.co/1yRIfDixk3

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We have previously discussed the problematic studies behind the 4-9% uterine rupture statistic associated with vaginal birth after a classical or T/J cesarean.

Given the limited data available on these scar types, how should people who have had …
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I have to say this is true for the whole “eat their young” culture that exists among nurses, midwives, surgical techs, and physicians.

We have normalized bullying, disrespect, and trauma in healthcare between professionals as well …https://t.co/3fP5pnRLU6

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Exactly what every family planning a VBAC needs: A script for dealing with all the well-intended but misinformed people who lovingly inform you how cesareans are the better choice.

Note: For some people, cesareans are the better choice. Read more here —-> https://t.co/Xzfeuknn8F

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The birth story of the only Black owned birth center in Los Angeles, Kindred Space LA_Birth,Lactation,Education/@kindredspacela.

PS: In California, licensed midwives practice autonomously and attend VBACs.

“Or maybe it was the article …” https://t.co/ZrJYiThzDo

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I see so many ways this can play out when planning a VBAC or working in maternity care. ❤️

#vbac #vbacfacts #trauma #traumainformedcare #midwifery #laboranddelivery #doula

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What is the risk of uterine rupture during a VBAC after a classical cesarean? 4-9% right?

That’s the number that is repeated time and time again. And yet when I went to track down the source for that statistic, I was led to ACOG’s 1999 … read more here: https://t.co/KSBs4qNkC0

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There is so much fear and confusion about VBAC after a classical incision.

I wanted to learn more about the risk and what I discovered is that it wasn't 4-9%, or even 12%, as many claim.
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