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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
I should have never watched Business of Being Born.
I am fine with c-sections...I think I was pushed into mine so that my dr would have 1 less patient to worry about over Christmas.
Baby was big...but c-section was scheduled on my due date.(12/18) I asked if I could go a week to see what happens, he wasn't open to it at all.
Had a perfect c-section and perfect baby...but I want a choice next time around.
thanks!
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CunningOne
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Not sure. I used my OB for mine.
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| Posted 8/2/08 11:24 PM |
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My3Shmoos
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
My mom is a midwife and she didn't have a problem with it. She only delivered in a hospital though.
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| Posted 8/2/08 11:44 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
thanks. I moved out of my old neighborhood, so a new OB practice makes sense anyway.
I am so overdo for a gyno appt...so I am trying to figure out which route to take.
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| Posted 8/3/08 12:19 AM |
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Many midwives do VBACs. Every midwife I interviewed did them. 
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| Posted 8/3/08 12:45 AM |
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JTK
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
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| Posted 8/3/08 5:59 AM |
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chelle
It's a Good Life
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Isn't it obvious?
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by Janice
I should have never watched Business of Being Born.
I am dying to see it. But I know it's going to do another # on my brain.
If my OB is not on par with me wanting to try for a VBAC, I will be looking for a midwife....I believe the Stony Brook ones are OK with VBACs, but don't quote me on that...I haven't done any research....yet 
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| Posted 8/3/08 7:09 AM |
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julz33
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Mine do. We actually already talked about it for my next baby.
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| Posted 8/3/08 9:03 AM |
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julz33
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by chelle
Posted by Janice
I should have never watched Business of Being Born.
I am dying to see it. But I know it's going to do another # on my brain.
If my OB is not on par with me wanting to try for a VBAC, I will be looking for a midwife....I believe the Stony Brook ones are OK with VBACs, but don't quote me on that...I haven't done any research....yet
Yes, the Stony Brook ones are OK with VBACs.
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| Posted 8/3/08 9:03 AM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
great thanks!
I just want to investigate all avenues.
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| Posted 8/3/08 9:30 AM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
I used Stony Brook midwives and encourage VBAC. Of course that doesn't help much since you are in NC 
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| Posted 8/3/08 9:46 AM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Thank you, as a professional, for saying this!! I didn't want to be a downer but I was thinking that VBACs are very risky, I would only use an OB. I know midwives will say they can do VBACs, the one in my OBs office even told me she could deliver my breech baby via vbirth, but I think the safest thing is with an OB.
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| Posted 8/3/08 1:59 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
thanks. I am sure Leo is going to think I am out of my mind and my mother and father, nurses, are protesting.
just checking out options
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| Posted 8/3/08 2:10 PM |
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Disneygirl
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by Elizabeth
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Thank you, as a professional, for saying this!! I didn't want to be a downer but I was thinking that VBACs are very risky, I would only use an OB. I know midwives will say they can do VBACs, the one in my OBs office even told me she could deliver my breech baby via vbirth, but I think the safest thing is with an OB.
Not every person that has a c-section is eligible for a vbac but given the right circumstances, vbac's aren't as risky as the public perceives them. VBAC's are safest when you avoid as much medical intervention as possible (i.e., no inductions/pitocin) Personally I believe you have a better chance at a successful VBAC if using a midwife vs. an OB.
Just my 2 cents from a labor & delivery nurse.
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Dragonfly75
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by Disneygirl
Posted by Elizabeth
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Thank you, as a professional, for saying this!! I didn't want to be a downer but I was thinking that VBACs are very risky, I would only use an OB. I know midwives will say they can do VBACs, the one in my OBs office even told me she could deliver my breech baby via vbirth, but I think the safest thing is with an OB.
Not every person that has a c-section is eligible for a vbac but given the right circumstances, vbac's aren't as risky as the public perceives them. VBAC's are safest when you avoid as much medical intervention as possible (i.e., no inductions/pitocin) Personally I believe you have a better chance at a successful VBAC if using a midwife vs. an OB.
Just my 2 cents from a labor & delivery nurse.
Thank you for saying this. The perception of VBAC is so skewed these days -- yet no one ever seems to talk about the risks of repeat C-sections.
Most midwives will do VBACs and you will have a better chance of success with them because a midwives tend to be more hands-off -- the use of pitocin and other labor inducing drugs increase your chances of rupture and OBs have a really hard time steering clear of these drugs.
ETA: This new anti-VBAC trend actually comes from uterine ruptures caused by OBs using cytotec to induce labor -- they were using it (some still do) off-label, meaning the FDA hadn't approved it for inducing labor.
Message edited 8/3/2008 5:47:41 PM.
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Dragonfly75
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Just curious, why exactly do you think a midwife would be unable or unsuitable to attend a VBAC?
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Blissful
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
My midwife group will do V-bacs.....they won't do a homebirth V-bac though you have to be in a hospital........... I also knwo that that they need a bunch of infomration ahead of time about your c-section etc.......
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| Posted 8/3/08 6:07 PM |
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JTK
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by Dragonfly75
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Just curious, why exactly do you think a midwife would be unable or unsuitable to attend a VBAC?
i am just giving my opinion.. honestly, it can go very wrong. i wouldn't personally do a vbac, nor would i recommend one to my sisters or friends. in my opinion too risky. I guess if you are a delivery room nurse you see lots of good vbacs and great outcomes but as a NICU nurse we only see the bad ones. so it isn't the midwife that i think is unsuitable its just the vbac itself. i hope that answers your question.. again i want to say that i'm just giving MY opinion.
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Dragonfly75
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Re: is it possible to use a midwife for a VBAC?
Posted by JTK
Posted by Dragonfly75
Posted by JTK
Just a Nicu nurse speaking but i say NO!!!!
Just curious, why exactly do you think a midwife would be unable or unsuitable to attend a VBAC?
i am just giving my opinion.. honestly, it can go very wrong. i wouldn't personally do a vbac, nor would i recommend one to my sisters or friends. in my opinion too risky. I guess if you are a delivery room nurse you see lots of good vbacs and great outcomes but as a NICU nurse we only see the bad ones. so it isn't the midwife that i think is unsuitable its just the vbac itself. i hope that answers your question.. again i want to say that i'm just giving MY opinion.
Thanks. I'm glad you clarified that it's only a personal opinion. And, I'm sure you're well aware that as a NICU nurse, you would only see the bad outcomes of a VBAC birth -- you would never see the good outcomes, so it's natural for you to have a personal bias.
I have no personal experience with VBACs, but I have researched them extensively and the evidence over-whelming supports the fact that, as long as a woman meets certain criteria, VBAC is a safe and healthy option for both mother and baby.
I would highly encourage anyone considering either a VBAC or a repeat C-section to do some serious research of their own (meaning don't just take your doctors word on it) before you make your final decision.
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