Mother's protesting VBAC bans in Santa Barbara, CA
It was enough of a pleasant surprise when Consumer Reports analyzed maternity care in the US and gave the midwives model top ranking,”Maternity Care: High-tech vs high-touch“. But when the stodgy and mainsteam biased Time Magazine comes out with a story this week in the Health and Science section titled “The Trouble with Repeat Cesareans“, you know the truth can no longer be suppressed by obstetric communities that refuse to practice evidence-based care.
There are many communities in Virginia where hospital or provider “VBAC Bans” are greatly impacting women’s choices for natural birth. How can we have come to a place where we are mandating major abdominal surgery for mothers when the evidence shows that it is harmful? And more importantly, how do we get out of it?
Kevin held up the article for me last night and I was floored…and SO excited! In other news, Oprah’s “O” magazine this month did a huge article on woman donating 56 gallons (really, gallons) of breastmilk to a milk bank. That which was once controversial seems to be making mainstream media more and more. It is so exciting to be part of such positive change. Thanks Brynne and Deren for all you do for us!
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