Re: [ozmidwifery] vbac

[Lynne Staff]

We don't use continuous EFM for women planning vaginal birth following caesarean, and they use the tub too. Yes, it IS a safe and 'viable' option for women, and the percentage of women giving birth vaginally (since numerical values seem to have more street cred than the experience, as far as you-know-who is concerned) at our unit has consistently been in the high 80's to 90's.   Passion of mine!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jo & Dean Bainbridge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] vbac hi everyone, I am wanting to know if anyone can help with a petition being conducted through CARES to maintain vbac is a safe and viable option in birth centres.  The word is that the new perinatal protocols will be calling for all vbacs to be monitored by ECG and thus will remove them from birth centre care. I have a hard copy petition and we are working on an online version but need to know if there is anyone out there that I can send the hard copy to get some signatures?  I am calling on the maternity coalition although I know everyone is busy with NMAP -I am too!!, and also others who are willing to keep vbac safe from induction, augmentation and the other wonderful types of care that can increase the rates of rupture and decrease the woman focused care. Please help as we need to move quickly on this! cheers Jo Bainbridge founding member CARES SA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 08 8388 6918 birth with trust, faith & love...