Hospital Banned VBAC?

[CTRedSoxMom]

http://www.ican-online.org/vbac/My-Hospital-Is-Currently-Not-Allowing-VBAC

My hospital is currently not allowing VBAC and forcing me to have a cesarean; what are my options?

• Contact ICAN with the name and city/state of the denying hospital, along with the name and contact information of the Nurse-Manager of Labor & Delivery/Birthing unit that is forcing you to have surgery against your will.
• You may choose to present a signed VBAC Consent Form as proof of your understanding of the benefits and risks involved in childbirth.
• According to the Patient Care Partnership of the American Hospital Association, you have the right to refuse recommended treatment, including a cesarean section. If you refuse a recommendation, alternative treatment should be provided.  In this case, a VBAC.
• State you require more time to consider your decision. Ask to postpone the surgery until you have been given adequate time to research your decision thoroughly.
• When labor begins spontaneously, some mothers feel more comfortable laboring in the comfort of their own homes for as long as possible. It may be possible to find a doula or monitrice for labor support.
• It is never too late to change caregivers or birth location. Begin seeking another caregiver or birth location immediately. Even a physician’s slightest counter to VBAC may ultimately become a forced cesarean.
• Write a letter to your local television station and/or the editor of your local newspaper, telling them you are being forced to have a cesarean against your will.
• Contact the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and ask them to reconsider their restrictive VBAC guidelines. Express how denial of care has affected you. Direct your correspondence to:

American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee for Practice Bulletins c/o Nancy O’Reilly 409 12th Street Southwest PO Box 96920 Washington, D.C. 20090-6920 [phone] [phone] (fax)

Dr. Benjamin Sachs Chairperson of the ACOG Committee for Practice Bulletins Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 330 Brookline Avenue, KS 3182 Boston, MA 02215 [phone] [phone] (fax)

 

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[heavenlyangl420]

BUMP 

 

[jgl3g]

What is VBAC

[Kizbee]

???

[ToriBabe1221]

vaginal birth after cesarean

i feel so blessed to know there are 3 in my immediate area that DO allow vbac, i was TERRIFIED i was going to be denied the chance to avoid an unneeded surgery

[Kizbee]

Vaginal birth after cesarian.  But I'm not sure what the point of the OP is....

Quoting jgl3g:

What is VBAC

[MomX04]

Quoting jgl3g:

What is VBAC

vaginal birth after cesarean (C-Section)

[nazratred]

My hospital will not allow it and I would have to travel 3 hours to the next town..it stinks.  no doctor will do it here because of regulations at the hopsital.

[MomX04]

Quoting ToriBabe1221:

vaginal birth after cesarean

i feel so blessed to know there are 3 in my immediate area that DO allow vbac, i was TERRIFIED i was going to be denied the chance to avoid an unneeded surgery

I only had one doctor try and tell me I had to have a second c-section.  This was after two successful VBACs and nearly 15 full years after my first c-section.  Thinking back for the bull he pulled I should have reported him but all I wanted to do was get me and my daughter as far away as I could from his nutty self.

[ToriBabe1221]

the point of the OP is to help spread facts :) alot of women are uninformed.

Quoting Kizbee:

Vaginal birth after cesarian.  But I'm not sure what the point of the OP is....

Quoting jgl3g:

What is VBAC

[CTRedSoxMom]

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean.

Quoting jgl3g:

What is VBAC