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Okay so there are more and more ladies coming here who are hoping to VBAC/HBAC so being someone who recently achieved a VBAC (planned HBAC but transferred for blood loss concerns and still got a VBAC with GnA only and survived with no stitches!) I thought I would gather together all the links and resources etc in one place for reference.
For now I will keep it to VBAC info rather than specifically HBAC but will add right now that there is no reason you cannot VBAC at home so DO NOT BE TOLD YOU CANNOT!
Looking at the emotional side of things and support groups...
NICE Guidelines...
General Info and Stats...
Good Blogs...
VBAC/HBAC Birth stories.
Facebook pages of interest
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For now I will keep it to VBAC info rather than specifically HBAC but will add right now that there is no reason you cannot VBAC at home so DO NOT BE TOLD YOU CANNOT!
Chuck EDD May 13th 2011 - planned HBAC turned VBAC on May 13th 2011
tannembaumEDD Dec 22nd 2011 - Planned VBAC - ELCS on Dec 30th 2011
Celesse EDD Dec 25th 2011 - planned VBAC achieved 20th December 2011
Melissa_M EDD Jan 6th 2012 - planned VBAC, CBAC after trial of labour 9th January 2012
Irishmammy EDD Jan 11th 2012 - planned VBAC achieved Jan 27th
NickyNack EDD Jun 22nd 2012 - planned VBA3C
IcedQueen EDD Jun 26th 2012 Planned VBAC
heavyheart EDD Jul 17th 2012 Planned VBA2C
momofone08 EDD Aug 21st 2012 Planned VBAC
tannembaumEDD Dec 22nd 2011 - Planned VBAC - ELCS on Dec 30th 2011
Celesse EDD Dec 25th 2011 - planned VBAC achieved 20th December 2011
Melissa_M EDD Jan 6th 2012 - planned VBAC, CBAC after trial of labour 9th January 2012
Irishmammy EDD Jan 11th 2012 - planned VBAC achieved Jan 27th
NickyNack EDD Jun 22nd 2012 - planned VBA3C
IcedQueen EDD Jun 26th 2012 Planned VBAC
heavyheart EDD Jul 17th 2012 Planned VBA2C
momofone08 EDD Aug 21st 2012 Planned VBAC
Looking at the emotional side of things and support groups...
International CS awareness Network
https://www.childbirth.org/section/ICAN.html
International VBAC Support
https://vbacsupport.com/
Birth trauma association
https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/
Yahoo email group
https://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukvbachbac/
CS and courage
https://avital.blogspot.com/2011/01/cesarean-courage.html#axzz1NhQ9wdKr
A wonderful post about our feeling post CS
https://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/shouldbegrateful.htm
Birth Matters - a lovely blog post about how birth really matters not just a healthy baby
https://andnobodytoldme.com/2011/09/that-the-birth-matters-and-so-do-i/
https://www.childbirth.org/section/ICAN.html
International VBAC Support
https://vbacsupport.com/
Birth trauma association
https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/
Yahoo email group
https://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukvbachbac/
CS and courage
https://avital.blogspot.com/2011/01/cesarean-courage.html#axzz1NhQ9wdKr
A wonderful post about our feeling post CS
https://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/shouldbegrateful.htm
Birth Matters - a lovely blog post about how birth really matters not just a healthy baby
https://andnobodytoldme.com/2011/09/that-the-birth-matters-and-so-do-i/
NICE Guidelines...
Inrapartum Care
https://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG55
CS
https://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG13
https://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG55
CS
https://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG13
General Info and Stats...
https://vbacfacts.com/
Brilliant comparison table of VBAC vs Repeat CS in this blog post
https://victorybirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/im-pretty-excited-about-my-guest-post.html
Cochrane Review of CFM
https://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006066.html
Summary of 20 articles re: uterine rupture
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/?p=2131
Womens guide to VBAC
https://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2-2/a-womans-guide-to-vbac/
Making decision about birth after CS
https://www.healthtalkonline.org/pregnancy_children_/making_decisions_about_birth_after_caesarean
Systematic review of CS birth compared to Vaginal Birth
https://childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10166#systematic
Swedish study od risk factors for UR
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17877673
CS myths and mis-quoted stats
https://www.caesarean.org.uk/articles/Myths.html
VBAC info (taken from Homebirth.org) not all about HBAC though.
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/vbchances.htm
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/vbacsigns.htm
A 3 part article looking at VBAC from a Lamaze research blog (V.V good site it references everything)
https://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=2887
Another fab Lamaze post about VBAC - great links in here I have posted a few of the good ones
https://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=3512
US Birth statistics 1989-2006 showing, CS and VBAC rates
https://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10554&ClickedLink=274&area=27
MW blog running through risks and statistics
https://midwifethinking.com/2011/02/2...of-a-molehill/
Continuous fetal monitoring
https://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006066.html
cochrane review of continuous monitoring and its outcomes shows that there is no difference with maternal or neonatal death rates but increased rates of instrumental deliveries and c sections when CTG is used!
https://www.nct.org.uk/info-centre/decisions/view-40
"continuous fetal heart rate monitoring", lancet, 12 Dec 1987, 1375-7
2 - RCOG recommendations from a study of 35k women showed that there wasn't any beneficial outcome to baby from CFM. C-sections and use of forceps were increased by 33%. Due to any signs of distress is acted upon more frequently, but this study also showed the babies chances of survival were not improved by operative deliveries. Also it found that often the baby wasn't found to have a lower APGAR score after operational delivery, which would have been expected in cases of fetal distress.
Brilliant comparison table of VBAC vs Repeat CS in this blog post
https://victorybirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/im-pretty-excited-about-my-guest-post.html
Cochrane Review of CFM
https://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006066.html
Summary of 20 articles re: uterine rupture
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/?p=2131
Womens guide to VBAC
https://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2-2/a-womans-guide-to-vbac/
Making decision about birth after CS
https://www.healthtalkonline.org/pregnancy_children_/making_decisions_about_birth_after_caesarean
Systematic review of CS birth compared to Vaginal Birth
https://childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10166#systematic
Swedish study od risk factors for UR
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17877673
CS myths and mis-quoted stats
https://www.caesarean.org.uk/articles/Myths.html
VBAC info (taken from Homebirth.org) not all about HBAC though.
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/vbchances.htm
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/vbacsigns.htm
A 3 part article looking at VBAC from a Lamaze research blog (V.V good site it references everything)
https://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=2887
Another fab Lamaze post about VBAC - great links in here I have posted a few of the good ones
https://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=3512
US Birth statistics 1989-2006 showing, CS and VBAC rates
https://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10554&ClickedLink=274&area=27
MW blog running through risks and statistics
https://midwifethinking.com/2011/02/2...of-a-molehill/
Continuous fetal monitoring
https://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006066.html
cochrane review of continuous monitoring and its outcomes shows that there is no difference with maternal or neonatal death rates but increased rates of instrumental deliveries and c sections when CTG is used!
https://www.nct.org.uk/info-centre/decisions/view-40
"continuous fetal heart rate monitoring", lancet, 12 Dec 1987, 1375-7
2 - RCOG recommendations from a study of 35k women showed that there wasn't any beneficial outcome to baby from CFM. C-sections and use of forceps were increased by 33%. Due to any signs of distress is acted upon more frequently, but this study also showed the babies chances of survival were not improved by operative deliveries. Also it found that often the baby wasn't found to have a lower APGAR score after operational delivery, which would have been expected in cases of fetal distress.
Good Blogs...
Blog of a VBA3C mama
https://victorybirth.blogspot.com/
Blog looking at unnecessary CS
https://www.theunnecesarean.com/
Blog post about distorted risks of VBA2C
https://wellroundedmama.blogspot.com/2010/12/vbac-after-2-cesareans-distorted-risk.html
https://victorybirth.blogspot.com/
Blog looking at unnecessary CS
https://www.theunnecesarean.com/
Blog post about distorted risks of VBA2C
https://wellroundedmama.blogspot.com/2010/12/vbac-after-2-cesareans-distorted-risk.html
VBAC/HBAC Birth stories.
Whole ton of story links here
https://www.vbac.co.uk/stories/
HBA2C baby born in the caul
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...fter-2-cesareans-hba2c-baby-born-in-the-caul/
Unassisted birth after CS
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2011/07/unassisted-birth-after-cesarean-caution.html
unassisted birth after 2 CS!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/04/guest-birth-story-unassisted-home-birth.html
VBAC after 4 CS...YES 4 CS!!
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/08/21/hba4c-homebirth-after-four-cesareans/
Post dates HBAC of 10lb 12oz baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/10lb12oz-42-weeks-3-days-hbac.html
VBAC after ELCS for Breech baby
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/06/birth-story-proud-vbac-mama.html
Awesome VBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/incredible-vbac.html
Transfer from HB and a VBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/06/birth-story-proud-vbac-mama.html
VBAC of a 10lb baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/10/birth-story-vbac.html
6 week early VBAC
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labourandbirth/birthstories/hugh/
HBA2C video
https://vimeo.com/5648654
post dates HBAC - NSFW piccies so careful where you read this, the pics are glorious though!
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...ing-a-post-dates-home-birth-after-a-cesarean/
Accidental Unassisted VBAC
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/05/19/an-accidental-unassisted-vbac/
11lb 12oz HBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2012/01/11-lb-12-oz-hbac-home-birth-equals.html
Long hospital VBAC (but worth it!)
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/09/02/a-long-hospital-vbac-a-learning-experience/
HBAC in water
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/08/24/a-home-water-birth-of-a-vbac-with-beautiful-pictures/
HOSPITAL WBAC
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/11/01/vbac-hospital-water-birth-announcement-with-pictures/
5 foot 1 mama VBACing a 10lb baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-pound-vbac-5-1-mama-not-possible.html
VBA7C!!!!!!!!
https://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/VBA2Cstories.htm
Accidental unassisted VBAC after a non-typical incision - T-shaped scar
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2012/05/28/accidental-unassisted-vbac-after-an-inverted-t-incision/
VBA3C - very awesome very hard work forceps birth with no pain releif
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...-needed-interventions-and-pure-determination/
https://www.vbac.co.uk/stories/
HBA2C baby born in the caul
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...fter-2-cesareans-hba2c-baby-born-in-the-caul/
Unassisted birth after CS
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2011/07/unassisted-birth-after-cesarean-caution.html
unassisted birth after 2 CS!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/04/guest-birth-story-unassisted-home-birth.html
VBAC after 4 CS...YES 4 CS!!
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/08/21/hba4c-homebirth-after-four-cesareans/
Post dates HBAC of 10lb 12oz baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/10lb12oz-42-weeks-3-days-hbac.html
VBAC after ELCS for Breech baby
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/06/birth-story-proud-vbac-mama.html
Awesome VBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/incredible-vbac.html
Transfer from HB and a VBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/06/birth-story-proud-vbac-mama.html
VBAC of a 10lb baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2010/10/birth-story-vbac.html
6 week early VBAC
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labourandbirth/birthstories/hugh/
HBA2C video
https://vimeo.com/5648654
post dates HBAC - NSFW piccies so careful where you read this, the pics are glorious though!
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...ing-a-post-dates-home-birth-after-a-cesarean/
Accidental Unassisted VBAC
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/05/19/an-accidental-unassisted-vbac/
11lb 12oz HBAC
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2012/01/11-lb-12-oz-hbac-home-birth-equals.html
Long hospital VBAC (but worth it!)
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/09/02/a-long-hospital-vbac-a-learning-experience/
HBAC in water
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/08/24/a-home-water-birth-of-a-vbac-with-beautiful-pictures/
HOSPITAL WBAC
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/11/01/vbac-hospital-water-birth-announcement-with-pictures/
5 foot 1 mama VBACing a 10lb baby!
https://mamabirth.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-pound-vbac-5-1-mama-not-possible.html
VBA7C!!!!!!!!
https://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/VBA2Cstories.htm
Accidental unassisted VBAC after a non-typical incision - T-shaped scar
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2012/05/28/accidental-unassisted-vbac-after-an-inverted-t-incision/
VBA3C - very awesome very hard work forceps birth with no pain releif
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/20...-needed-interventions-and-pure-determination/
Facebook pages of interest
the unnecesarean
https://www.facebook.com/theunnecesarean
special scars ~ special women (for those with unusual CS scars)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Scars-Special-Women/267106676661425?sk=info
normal birth is not high risk
https://www.facebook.com/vbacsrock
CS smiles
https://www.facebook.com/CesareanSmiles
vbac
https://www.facebook.com/vbacfan
https://www.facebook.com/theunnecesarean
special scars ~ special women (for those with unusual CS scars)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Scars-Special-Women/267106676661425?sk=info
normal birth is not high risk
https://www.facebook.com/vbacsrock
CS smiles
https://www.facebook.com/CesareanSmiles
vbac
https://www.facebook.com/vbacfan
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