How To Prepare For An Unplanned CBAC
CBAC – or Caesarean Birth After Caesarean, or RCS – Repeat Caesarean section. The idea can fill a woman with dread if she’s had an unplanned, unwanted, or…
VBAC
Vaginal Birth after Caesarean (or multiple caesareans) is within every woman’s reach.
Getting Angry – Honey, Vinegar, and Maternity Care
Birth activists and women alike, pay heed! We've used up all the honey, but maternity care is still the same. It's time to break out the vinegar now, because women and babies deserve better than this.…
Stop! Don’t Share That Caesarean Video
Have you seen a "natural" caesarean video recently? Have you been thinking that maybe it could be helpful to your friend that had a caesarean? Be careful, because it might just upset them instead.…
Let’s Do Away With The Pregnancy Due Date!
Due dates are often viewed as the pinnacle of scientific prediction, and health care for pregnant women. In reality they are neither. The mental anguish they create is damaging to women and babies.…
Regulating Obstetrics Like We regulate Midwifery?
Who regulates obstetrics? Obstetricians themselves. Who regulates midwifery? Obstetricians! In what other practice would this be seen as anything less than a serious conflict of interests? NONE!…
The DOs and DON’Ts of Unhindered Birth
Trusting your body, and trusting birth, it's all well and good, however it won't mean you achieve an unhindered birth! Follow these simple DOs and DON'Ts and you will increase your odds significantly.…
After VBAC – Everything You Need To Prepare
It's vital to plan your VBAC very thoroughly, and part of that planning process is preparing for the immediate time afterwards, and the first few weeks too. Know what to expect and be ready for it!…
Can You Induce VBAC? – The Wrong Question
Some doctors pressure women to induce VBAC, others refuse to induce. Whether a VBAC is induced or not, is a decision that only women can make. Doctors provide a service, women make the decisions.…
How to make a VBAC Birth Plan
Making a birth plan is really important, despite what many people would have you believe. This especially true for VBAC. Learn the HOW and WHY of birth planning for a vaginal birth after caesarean.…