[ozmidwifery] vbac & birth centres again

[Jo & Dean Bainbridge]

Alright, sorry listers it is that time again when I get really pis*&d about vbac exclusions from birth centres again.  Sorry to harp but I have to vent!!   Why is it that my right to chose an elective surgery for reasons not based on medical evidence is adhered to without further questions or dispute and that right to choose what happens to my body is backed by society.  But if I want to exercise that same right, but to chose a vbac and a vbac that is not medically managed, I am flatly denied.  Tell me this is not discrimination!   SOME of us have the right to chose, SOME of us gain the support for our choice, SOME have the last say in our care... but as long as it suits policy! Why is it that if someone wants to birth by cs due to fears of complications that occurred last time, this is considered a valid reason.  but if I say I don't want continuous monitoring based on the inaccuracy of ECG readouts and their direct influence of increasing the cs rate...that is not good enough to be respected and supported??? PLEASE! Some one tell me what is wrong with this!!!!!   I am disgusted and saddened by Flinders Medical Centres decision to not allow vbac in its birth centre.  It is a sad loss for vbac women.... midwives, lets hope there is a resolve to the insurance issues, cause I know for sure that if vbac is continued to be refused from BC then home birth vbacs will be on the rise.   Jo Bainbridge founding member CARES SA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 08 8388 6918 birth with trust, faith & love...