VBAC Is Our Right
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We the undersigned residents of the United States, draw the attention of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists to the following:
THAT women have the right to choose the location of the births of their babies with the care giver of their choice;
THAT according to the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists(ACOG), the risk of uterine rupture in a trial of labor for a woman with one prior low transverse cesarean is less than 1\%. The risk of uterine rupture for a woman with two prior cesareans is slightly higher.
THAT cesarean section can be life-saving with certain complications of pregancy and birth, but wide spread use when its not necessary leads to increased deaths and complications for women and their babies.According to the National Center for Health Statistics the cesarean rate in the United States for 2002 was 26.1\%. This rate is too high!
THAT according to the World Health organization,"Countries with some of the lowest perinatal mortality rates in the world have cesarean rates under 10\%. Clearly there is no justification in any specific region to have more than 10-15\% cesarean births." The United States currently ranks sixteenth in maternal mortality.
WHEREFORE, we request that you change your restrictive VBAC guidelines; specifically the recommendation that an OB and an Anesthesiologist must be on site during the entire length of the labor. This is not an option in many small community hospitals. Many hospitals are no longer allowing VBAC. These recommendations must be changed, they are not evidenced based and they are restrictive to women seeking their right to safe, maternity care.
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650 signatures
Goal: 100
Latest Signatures
11 December 2015
650.
Guy Ah
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husband of two-time vbac wife
address; zip code
10471 Malaga Way Rancho Cordova Ca 95670
number of children
Three: one 29 hour terrifying cesarean, two beautiful 8 hour HBACs, which would you rather support a woman through?
28 November 2015
649.
Stacy Fg
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The right to VBAC should not be taken away. I hope that more people will choose to homebirth if the VBAC rules remain as strict as they currently are. My first VBAC in 2000 was a hospital one. The second VBAC (2002), I had at home because the rules had ch
5 November 2015
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19 September 2015
8 September 2015
644.
Susan H
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1 C-section, 1 successful VBAC
address; zip code
3720 Seattle Slew Dr.
number of children
2
1 September 2015
22 August 2015
642.
Denise P
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Please stop making us fight for the right to birth the way we want. We should be able to have our babies where and how WE want, not how some board wants us to. Our c-section rate is entirely too high. We must work to bring it down safely. Doctors, let nat
17 August 2015
16 August 2015
640.
Chinda Roachm
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family physician who practices OB
address; zip code
1734 NE 104th St, Seattle, WA 98125
telephone
206-729-2736
number of children
3
13 August 2015
639.
Krista Cornishs
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Birth is important. Denying women safe VBACs is money-driven and not care-driven.
address; zip code
267 Oxford St, 14607
number of children
1
10 August 2015
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29 July 2015
635.
Violet Og
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I highly support this right because a lot of women are made to feel that the doctor's decision is the best. Especially non- English speaking clients. This is morally & ethically wrong.
address; zip code
p. o. box 8336 van nuys ca 91409
22 July 2015
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29 June 2015
631.
Christina F
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I am a statistic i had a vbac twice over
address; zip code
03063
number of children
3
18 June 2015
6 June 2015
629.
Kimberley S
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I am am Bradley Childbirth Educator and have seen first hand what VBACs can be, the important thing to do is to let things happen naturally. Induction is the real danger, whether you have had a previous C-section or not.
address; zip code
5418 Claredon Ct
22 April 2015
11 April 2015
627.
Stclaire Readym
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VBAC 's should be not only permitted, but encouraged in women who are physically able and willing to choose the option. I was blessed to have witnessed the VBAC of a close friend and her son, which was a truly amazing miracle to have shared. My greatest p
9 April 2015
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