Birth Action Coalition Our Bodies, Our Babies, Our Births

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNH80CnqMoroHFPR6y-iDGzFei4fkAamp;url=http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_15678979bSafety after the C-section/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fSan Bernardino Sun/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The procedure, known as bVBAC/b, should be offered as a choice for individual decision-making, rather than as a blanket policy, it said. b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dTI1IGoYJ3-Jd_Mnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

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table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGpnnOBJe-nlleJAk4tyA3bMraxeQamp;url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196759.phpbNew bVBAC/b Guidelines Give Women More Decision-Making Power, Editorial States/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fMedical News Today (press release)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1According to NIH, one-third of US hospitals and 50% of physicians refuse to allow women to attempt bVBACs/b quot;due to a fear of lawsuits over uterine ruptures,quot; b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dPd5kR803maUNiMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHNPncCfvikJOClHb2dZl9aKztpzwamp;url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2007754,00.html?xid%3Drss-mostpopularbBlog this on:/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTIME (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1On July 21, the ACOG issued new guidelines recommending that hospitals allow most mothers who desire vaginal birth after cesarean, or bVBAC/b, to attempt a b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dPvcR1aGvaojkhMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGbPVgurcC7siojfyOvugtySnGixgamp;url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2010/08/planning_a_home_birth_read_thi.htmlbPlanning a home birth? Read this first./b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fWashington Post (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1I had a bVBAC/b homebirth seven years ago at age 37. My midwife was a CPM, also an EMT. Had we needed a transport, she would have accompanied me and stayed b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dv8f_AjVolkbjaMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNH9s7b2jNzAOqHGbim_ZVJSoSFcSwamp;url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2007754,00.html?xid%3Drss-topstoriesbCesarean Deliveries Rise Alongside Rate of Induced Labor/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTIME/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1On July 21, the ACOG issued new guidelines recommending that hospitals allow most mothers who desire vaginal birth after cesarean, or bVBAC/b, to attempt a b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dBpOu5lFjyM4xWMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHZ-lJh8BaMYzERH9Y22-Ww9-GZVAamp;url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2007754,00.htmlbToo Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTIME/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1On July 21, the ACOG issued new guidelines recommending that hospitals allow most mothers who desire vaginal birth after cesarean, or bVBAC/b, to attempt a b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dPYjS5njojtoZ3Mnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFo0pmnojdQzJmD6hBBeaEqg_Gd7wamp;url=http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/08/02/prbf0802.htmbACOG issues less-restrictive guidelines for bVBACs/b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fAmerican Medical News/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Attempting a vaginal birth after a previous cesarean (bVBAC/b) delivery is safe and appropriate for most women, say guidelines by the American College of b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dGTyZZp7z-mDkSMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEv3ScRn1bZbZimVcgxEEn4Qqn8Qgamp;url=http://www.ttkn.com/health/vaginal-birth-usually-safe-after-cesarean-obgyns-say-2911.htmlbVaginal Birth Usually Safe After Cesarean, OB/Gyns Say/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTTKN News/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The new guidelines aim to increase the rates of vaginal birth after previous cesarean (bVBAC/b). According to ACOG, bVBAC/b shortens postpartum recovery and b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=d_ZfFyyCWvAukQMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEf-DOtDWW3i1zjdR8DtVQzRnp2cAamp;url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/31/605448/one-for-women.htmlbOne for women/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fNews Observer/font/b/fontbr /font size=-11 risk when a woman is trying a vaginal birth after cesarean, or bVBAC/b. The rupture risk is between 0.7 and 0.9 percent. Extremely small as that risk may be, b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dlAQcoiLdYdfLLMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNE_ko7k6dOVcXlYuZVCTw4fL-Psagamp;url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/725905bCould We Increase Rates of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean? ACOG Weighs In/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fMedscape/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The declines in vaginal births after a cesarean delivery (or bVBAC/b) represent a major factor contributing to the growth of cesareans in this country. b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dr41FyubOQyRPLMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHoTnqwLZ51L-KDTKMHDsmzYcHeDAamp;url=http://www.salon.com/life/motherhood/?story%3D/mwt/broadsheet/2010/07/30/france_denialimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/0bhm3VAdZhKB6M/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2Salon/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHoTnqwLZ51L-KDTKMHDsmzYcHeDAamp;url=http://www.salon.com/life/motherhood/?story%3D/mwt/broadsheet/2010/07/30/france_denialbDefending mothers who kill/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fSalon/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1In 1980, the National Institutes of Health challenged that dictum with a report declaring vaginal birth after cesarean (aka bVBAC/b) largely safe. b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dDM3GK6XjFgp5jMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFfslUiS7NZqc8VkU5aqe4-WIX-eAamp;url=http://www.lawattstimes.com/health-mainmenu-53/2010-the-pulse.htmlbNew Guidelines Aim to Reduce Repeated C-Sections/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fL.A. Watts Times (subscription)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The new guidelines declare bVBAC/b a safe and appropriate option for most women — now including those carrying twins or who#39;ve had two C-sections — and urge b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dH4WWG07BI93kAMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFkj1CqinU7DFkbIoEoIK1p1wOMwwamp;url=http://washingtondc.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/new-guidelines-may-make-vbacs-more-prominent.aspx?googleid%3D283288bNew Guidelines May Make bVBAC#39;s/b More Prominent/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fInjuryBoard.com (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The New Yorks Times seems to see this as a step in the right direction, although bVBAC/b is a potentially dangerous situation which any patient considering the b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=d2jT9LhH1bM9aoMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEf9IUyv-ybEd6inuVRhDIAe05uUAamp;url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amie-newman/acog-says-yes-to-vbacs_b_656512.htmlbACOG Says Yes to bVBACs/b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fHuffington Post (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Good news from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), on bVBACs/b (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). New guidelines were released by the b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dJhd0m2OjlEWl6Mnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFTjzV1In5lGCkAQEvm_Yt-AiAYpQamp;url=http://blog.syracuse.com/cny/2010/07/new_guidelines_seek_to_cut_rate_of_repeat_cesarean_sections.htmlbNew guidelines seek to cut rate of repeat Cesarean sections/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The new guidelines replace the obstetrician group#39;s earlier ones -- which were exactly what led many hospitals to ban bVBAC/b in the first place. b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dTU2iDo92NMpUfMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGODX6I5Dase4c_Hzact9gvYtHyPAamp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/opinion/l27caesarean.htmlbMust One C-Section Beget Another?/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fNew York Times/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Rupture occurs in about 1 percent of vaginal birth after Caesarean (bVBAC/b) attempts. That#39;s a high enough risk — with lifelong consequences to the child and b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dKAwk2u3KJBjFhMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEKT9BFQR3Z9LSwVX75WOeLmGs8eQamp;url=http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2010/07/26/news/health/hel2604.txtbRepeat C-sections eyed/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fBeloit Daily News/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The new guidelines declare bVBAC/b a safe and appropriate option for most women — now including those carrying twins or who#39;ve had two C-sections — and urge b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dQXXF_Gw8i2pjXMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHTtN2_1nFursG9RLPnBFkTSZHzJgamp;url=http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/archives/2010/07/midwives.htmlbShould midwives take on risky deliveries?/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fScope (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Should midwives be allowed to care for women giving birth to twin, breech and bVBAC/b babies? Or is home birth in these cases simply too risky? b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dxxS_66-sM9bkBMnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFG6ApzhGpN3pDiMn4OxfNd4Zzlugamp;url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimoremomblog/2010/07/reduction_csections.htmlbReducing C-sections/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fBaltimore Sun (blog)/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Women can safely give birth the normal way later, called vaginal birth after Caesarean, or bVBAC/b. Last week, the American College of Obstetricians and b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dQ33oEYDSCywgEMnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table