HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BIRTHPLACES
Finding a supportive healthcare provider
www.ACNM.org
www.birthpartners.com
www.cfmidwifery.com
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
www.ican-online.org/site/content/how-choose-doctor-or-midwife
Hospitals with VBAC bans
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac-ban-info
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac/your-right-refuse-what-do-if-your-hospital-has-banned-vbac-q
Questions to ask your health care provider
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.ican-online.org/site/content/how-choose-doctor-or-midwife
www.vbac.com/informedconsent.html
Your right to refuse a repeat cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10081
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac/enforcing-and-promoting-rights-women-seeking-vaginal-birth-after-cesarean-vbac-primer
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac/your-right-refuse-what-do-if-your-hospital-has-banned-vbac-q
www.medlaw.com/healthlaw/EMTALA/index.shtml
www.medlaw.com/healthlaw/EMTALA/formsample/index.shtml
www.emtala.com/faq.htm
C-section rates by state
http://ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2007/11/finding_and_comparing_csection_rates_by_hospi.php
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_07_tables.pdf (TABLE D)
PREPARING FOR YOUR VBAC
Risks of VBAC vs risks of Repeat Cesarean
Avoiding tearing
www.gentlebirth.org/archives/perinealProtection.html
www.midwifeinfo.com/content/view/82/45/
www.naturalchildbirth.org/natural/resources/labor/labor03.htm
Benefits of a VBAC delivery
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
Breech presentation
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/breech
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/breech-presentation-fact-sheet
www.spinningbabies.com
www.breechbabies.com
Cesarean Myths Explored
www.caesarean.org.uk/articles/Myths.html
Confronting your fears
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
Deciding between a VBAC and a repeat cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ClickedLink=293&ck=10212&area=27
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
Elapsed time between pregnancies
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
Epidurals and spinal analgesia
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
www.midwifeinfo.com/content/view/81/45/
www.vbac.com/epidural.html
Exercise in pregnancy
www.naturalchildbirth.org/natural/resources/exercise/exercise01.htm
Finding a Local ICAN chapter
www.ican-online.org/site/chapter/search
Homebirth after cesarean
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/HBAC/
Induction
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/induction-labor
Managing your labor
www.birthingbetter.com/
www.birthingfromwithin.com[/url]
www.birthworks.com
www.bradleybirth.com
www.expectantmothersguide.com/library/houston/EHUpainrelief.htm
www.hypbirth.com
www.hypnobirthing.com
www.hypnobabies.com
www.lamaze.org
www.waterbirth.org/mc/page.do
www.birthingbetter.com
Optimal positioning for your baby
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/breech
www.spinningbabies.com
www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htm
www.icpa4kids.com/about/webster_technique.htm --> Webster technique defined
www.operationalmedicine.org/ed2/images/Pregnancy/Model/Model.htm --> presentations of babies during birth
Previous CPD “diagnosis”
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac/cephalopelvic-disproportion-cpd
www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/pelvis.asp
Reducing the risk of a repeat cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
Routine hospital practices
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
Urinary and bowel incontinence
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
Vaginal birth after multiple cesarean (VBA2C, VBA3C, VBAmC)
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/vbac_after_2_cs.htm
VBAC success rates and contributing factors
www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcsums/vbacsum.htm
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.ican-online.org/site/vbac/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean-checklist
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
www.vbac.com/chapter38.html
www.worldserver.com/turk/birthing/rrvbac2005-9.html
Working with a doula
http://ca.geocities.com/volunteerdoulas/
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
www.dona.org
www.doulaworld.com
www.vbac.com/doulaatyourbirth.html
Suturing techniques (single vs double) study summaries
http://romancathanachronism.typepad.com/ican_somerset/2007/09/single-vs-dou-1.html
http://romancathanachronism.typepad.com/ican_somerset/2007/09/single-vs-doubl.html
VBAC STUDY SUMMARIES
Safety of VBAC in general (breaks out by incision type, labor augmentation/induction): http://romancathanachronism.typepad.com/ican_somerset/2007/09/safety-of-vba-1.html
Safety of VBAC after multiple c-sections:
http://romancathanachronism.typepad.com/ican_somerset/2007/09/safety-of-vbac-.html
www.storknet.com/cubbies/vbac/4studies.htm: Summary of 4 large VBAC/Cesarean Studies By Gretchen Humphries
Why labor is good for babies
www.gentlebirth.org/archives/lbrygood.html
pregnancy.about.com/cs/laborbirth/a/aa042300a.htm
Pelvis types explained
www.brooksidepress.org/Products/Military_OBGYN/Textbook/LaborandDelivery/labor.htm
VBAC bibliography
www.worldserver.com/turk/birthing/rrvbac2005-9.html --> Quick summaries and references to MANY vbac studies
REPEAT CESAREAN
Benefits of a repeat cesarean
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
Cesarean recovery
www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/home
www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/impact-cesarean-or-curing-emotional-wounds-cesarean
http://www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/recovering-cesarean-tips-healing
www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/summary-books-postpartum-depression
Complications for breastfeeding
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/bfaftercesarean.htm
Complications for future pregnancies
www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/bmj.37942.546076.44v1.pdf
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
Complications for future surgical procedures
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
Complications for the mother’s emotional well-being
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
www.vbac.com/emotionalscars.html
General risks and complications
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
www.storknet.com/cubbies/vbac/4studies.htm
www.vbac.com/cesareanrisks.html
www.madisonbirthcenter.com/docs/csec-fact-sheet.pdf --> Good fact sheet with risks!
www.lamaze.org/institute/advancing/docs/elective_cesarean_consequences.pdf --> risk of elective c-s vs planned vaginal birth
Improving breastfeeding success after a cesarean
www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/breastfeeding-after-cesarean
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/bfaftercesarean.htm
www.kellymom.com/bf/start/concerns/c-section.html
www.askdrsears.com/html/2/t021400.asp
www.caesareanbirth.com/breastfeeding.html
www.breastfeedingbasics.com/html/breastfeeding_after_a_cesarean.shtml
Planned cesarean vs. unplanned cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
Planning a repeat cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10214
www.ican-online.org/site/recovery/impact-cesarean-or-curing-emotional-wounds-cesarean
www.radmid.demon.co.uk/csgood.htm
www.birthrites.org/OliverBS.html --> includes c-section birth plan
www.guardian.co.uk/family/story/0,,1656246,00.html
Risks for babies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7137945.stm[/url]
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210[/url]
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet[/url]
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5322782.stm
www.vbac.com/chapter38.html
www.icpa4kids.org/research/pregnancy/csections.htm
Risk of infection
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
Risk of bowel obstruction
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
Risk of hemorrhage
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10210
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
Risk of placenta previa and accreta and placental abruption
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
www.storknet.com/cubbies/vbac/4studies.htm
Situations requiring repeat cesarean
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
www.ican-online.org/site/pregnancy/cesarean-fact-sheet
www.mayoclinic.com/health/vbac/VB99999/PAGE=VB00001
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/aa37799/dp.htm
Maternal death (a personal story)
Uterine rupture
What happens if I have a uterine rupture?
Definition
www.birthrites.org/uterinerupt.html
www.childbirth.org/section/resVBAC.html
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3746.htm
www.vbac.com/uterine.html
Augmentation of labor with pitocin
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3746.htm
Elapsed time between deliveries
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10211&ClickedLink=293&area=27
