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Panel: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Not Common : NPR

Cesarean birth rates are steadily rising and still less than 10 percent of women have successful vaginal births after cesareans. A National Institutes of Health panel has been examining the clinical risks and benefits of vaginal births after cesareans — as well as legal, ethical and economic considerations.

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Currently listening NPR about the NIH VBAC meeting, its a human rights issue http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124559259

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From the Field: A Woman’s Guide to VBAC | Transforming Maternity Care

transform.childbirthconnection.org — “In June 2010, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel published a Consensus Development Conference Statement on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). A group of maternity care experts and VBAC advocates came together to create a free online resource guide that addresses the most common and pressing questions women may have about their birth choices in light of the NIH Consensus Recommendations and the evidence underpinning them.” View full resource at transform.childbirthconnection.org