On-call archives has made it to the R3 year. Go read it!
A snippet:
...Geez, there's going to be another C-section. The hospital has recently changed their policy allowing a woman to labor after a previous C-section. We were not meeting all of the stringent requirements set out by the hospital's insurance carrier, so the administration decided we could no longer assume the additional risk of permitting attempted vaginal birth after Cesarean section (VBAC). This means that all women who were unlucky enough to have a C-section for their first pregnancy now must be delivered by repeat C-section, without ever attempting a vaginal birth. The policy change has resulted in a lot more C-sections, longer hospital stays for mothers and babies, and a lot of bad feeling among those of us who believe that VBAC is an important birth option to offer to women.
Hi there!
We are seeing similar changes in the UK, the powers that be putting absolute safety & litigation risk above what is best for the patient - even leading to hospital closures left right & centre, as they say we can only do C sections if we do a large number of deliveries in any given unit. The battle is not over yet for my local maternity unit - see my blog on http://viralurl.com/HolisticDoctor/EDGH
Best wishes and keep supporting those women in their choices...
Alison Grimston
http://www.HolisticDoctorOnLine.com
Posted by: Dr Alison Grimston | June 01, 2008 at 08:59 AM
Great "talking" to you too! What a fun group.
Posted by: Theresa | May 29, 2008 at 08:17 PM
You sounded great on the Dr. A show! It was nice to 'meet' you
Posted by: Peggikaye | May 29, 2008 at 07:36 PM