VBAC Class
Class is best suited for early pregnancy. This one day (2-3 hour) class includes:
Optional addition best suited for later pregnancy:
- The healing path: how to find your way.
- Reading your cesarean records
- Common reasons for cesareans
- Emergency vs elective cesareans
- Selecting your team
- Gaining knowledge
- Informed decision-making
- VBAC facts
- Repeat cesarean facts
- Birth Plans
- Common fears
- more....
Optional addition best suited for later pregnancy:
- Labor basics
- Hands on coping strategies
- Additional information
Links to articles on VBAC issues
Article from Midwife Thinking Blog on risks of VBAC including uterine rupture
Vbac Checklist by ICAN
VBAC and Induction information by ICAN
Ways to avoid unnecessary cesarean by ICAN
CPD information by ICAN
Vbac Checklist by ICAN
VBAC and Induction information by ICAN
Ways to avoid unnecessary cesarean by ICAN
CPD information by ICAN
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
ICAN's mission is to improve maternal child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for providing support for cesarean recovery and promoting vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC). ICAN helps thousands of women through the many local chapters.
Cesareans are the number one major surgical operation performed in North American hospitals. It has been estimated that over half of the cesareans performed in North America are medically unnecessary.
For more information visit www.ICAN-online.org
Cesareans are the number one major surgical operation performed in North American hospitals. It has been estimated that over half of the cesareans performed in North America are medically unnecessary.
For more information visit www.ICAN-online.org
