October is Placenta Accreta Awareness Month As expectant parents, you're embarking on an exciting journey filled with anticipation and joy. While preparing for the birth of your baby, it's important to stay informed about potential complications that can develop...
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Fathers Can Also Experience Birth as a Traumatic Event
While childbirth is indeed a miraculous process and a beautiful life-changing event, it can sometimes also be emotionally challenging and traumatic for some fathers. Studies have found that some fathers find themselves unprepared for potential complications during...
Planning a VBAC in a Free-Standing Birth Center – Module 11, Just Published
We are thrilled to announce the release of Module 11, Planning a VBAC in a Free-Standing Birth Center, available as a free download from vbac.com . This module is part of our ongoing commitment to providing comprehensive and up-to-date information on childbirth...
Announcing the Online Publication of Module 10: Planning a Hospital VBAC
We are excited to announce that Module 10, Planning a Hospital VBAC, is now available for FREE as a PDF download. This module, part of the VBAC Education Project, provides valuable information and insights for expectant families considering vaginal birth after a...
Introducing Module 9 – A Cesarean Can Be Traumatic for Both Parents: A VBAC Can Be a Healing Experience
Discover how Module 9 of the VBAC Education Project helps parents heal from a traumatic cesarean birth and confidently plan a VBAC. Gain insights on postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and supporting fathers/partners. Download for free from vbac.com.
We Are Excited to Announce That We Are Updating Our Website and The VBAC Education Project
Thank you to the community of parents and birth professionals who have supported VBAC.com since 1998. Cesarean section is a life-saving intervention but is sometimes performed without a woman's true consent. Today, more than ever, expectant families need access to...
The VBAC Education Project: A Tool Kit for Mothers, Maternity Care Professionals & Birth Advocates
Since its publication in 2015 all major maternity care professional organizations have agreed that offering mothers with a previous cesaran birth the option of VBAC is best practice. They also respect and support the birthing family's right to choose how, where, and...
Teaching Tips for VBAC Classes
Maternity care professional organizations are finally beginning to acknowledge the health risks of avoidable cesarean sections and the benefits of supporting women who want a normal vaginal birth after a prior cesarean (VBAC). Medical guidelines currently state that...
Having A Baby In The Hospital? This is How You Want To Be Treated.
Mothers are often disappointed when they give birth in a hospital that offers none of the options they may have read about on the internet or learned in their childbirth classes. Some are literally traumatized by the care they received. At Cedars-Sinai Medical...