Re: right to VBAC
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Feb 12 20:27:30 2004
Support Meaningful Tort Reform first - then OB's might be in a position
to more ably support VBAC. Quid Pro Quo, Clarice.
art
At Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Charlie Chambers wrote:
>
>thought some of you might find this of interest. Being circulated by
>the American College of Certified Nurse Midwives. My opinion is that
>their efforts though laudable are a bit misdirected.
>
>> Hello-
>> I wanted to introduce myself to the ACNM Chapter Chairs. My
>> name is Michelle Sara King and I am the new Senior Policy
>> Analyst at ACNM. I will be focusing on state policy and
>> advocacy efforts, but will also be supporting Patrick Cooney
>> on the federal policy and advocacy work. I look forward to
>> working with you and I hope to meet you at the Annual Meeting!
>>
>> Additionally, I wanted to share information with you regarding
>> a demonstration which is being held this Saturday, February
>> 14th in many cities across the country. The following website
>> details the information regarding the state specific contact
>> person etc. (http://www.cappa.net/rally.asp) The purpose of
>> this demonstration is to support a women's right to be fully
>> informed of childbearing choices and further to support a
>> women's right to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
>>
>> If possible, I would like you to share this demonstration
>> information with your chapter members. If you or members of
>> your chapter attend, please take pictures. Further, please
>> contact me if you attend as I would be interested to learn
>> about the specific demonstration. If you have any questions
>> or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
>>
>> Following is the press release for the demonstration:
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> January 6, 2004
>> Project: ONE VOICE
>> On Valentine's Day 2004, history is being made nationwide.
>> Concerned
>> women, citizens and childbirth professionals are coming
>> together to
>> demonstrate in support of a woman's right to be fully informed
>> of their
>> childbearing choices and to support a woman's right to Vaginal
>> Birth
>> After Cesarean (VBAC). Organizers of PROJECT: ONE VOICE fear
>> that if
>> the current anti-VBAC trend continues to grow across the USA,
>> it will
>> change the future of normal birth forever. Hospitals all over the
>> country are now refusing VBAC's. This means that once a
>> cesarean always
>> a cesarean will now become true. With the USA having the
>> highest rates
>> ever of cesareans, this will be devastating to the future of
>> birth.
>> This demonstration was organized shortly after the American
>> College of
>> Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) addressed the
>> controversy of
>> elective cesarean delivery and deemed it ethical to offer the
>> surgical
>> delivery option to women whether or not a medical reason
>> exists. The
>> Project ONE VOICE demonstrations are designed to encourage
>> ACOG and the
>> public to actively work together to decrease the US cesarean rate.
>>
>> ONE VOICE demonstrations are planned nationwide on February
>> 14, 2004 at
>> 1 PM Eastern Time. Organizers have chosen February 14th to
>> signify that
>> women should be surrounded by people they love during birth
>> and to make
>> a statement that childbirth is a significant life event, not a
>> medical
>> event.
>>
>> Demonstrations are currently planned for the locations listed
>> below and
>> new locations are added weekly.
>>
>> Arizona -Phoenix
>> Arizona- Tucson
>> Alabama- Birmingham
>> California-San Francisco
>> Colorado- Denver
>> Florida-Tampa Bay
>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onevoiceTC> Florida- Treasure
>> Coast area
>>
>> Florida- Miami Area
>> Georgia- Atlanta
>> Indiana - Southwest
>> Iowa-Iowa City
>> Massachusetts- Boston
>> Minneapolis/St. Paul
>> New Mexico -Albuquerque
>> Pennsylvania
>> Texas- Austin
>> Utah
>> Virginia- Richmond
>> Washington State -Seattle/Tacoma
>>
>> The CDC reported more than one fourth of all children born in
>> 2002 were
>> delivered by cesarean; the total cesarean delivery rate of
>> 26.1 percent
>> was the highest level ever reported in the United States. The
>> number of
>> cesarean births to women with no previous cesarean birth jumped 7
>> percent and the rate of vaginal births after previous cesarean
>> delivery
>> dropped 23 percent. The cesarean delivery rate declined
>> during the late
>> 1980s through the mid-1990s but has been on the rise since 1996.
>>
>> The risks of cesarean surgery include higher incidents of maternal
>> death, more postpartum infections, more blood loss, risks of
>> injury to
>> the baby, more breathing problems in the newborn, delayed milk
>> production in the mother, and increased risk of feeding
>> difficulties in
>> the newborn. The more obvious problems with surgery versus a
>> natural
>> event are higher costs and increased hospital stay.
>>
>> Here in Virginia we will be having our rally in Richmond at
>> St. Mary's
>> Hospital. The local contact is Doran Richards,
>> <mailto:dandora@lynxconnect.com> dandora@lynxconnect.com or
>> (540)636-3342. The c-section rate in our state is 26.8 %.
>>
>> For more information visit the ONE VOICE web site at :
>> <http://www.cappa.net/rally.asp> http://www.cappa.net/rally.asp
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Sincerely,
>> Michelle Sara King
>>
>> Michelle Sara King, JD
>> Senior Policy Analyst
>> American College of Nurse-Midwives
>> 818 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite #900
>> Washington, DC 20006
>>
>> (202)728-9890
>> mking@acnm.org
>> http://www.acnm.org
>>
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>Hood River, OR
>cchamber@alumni.rice.edu
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>"No matter where you go...
> there you are."
>Dr. Buckaroo Banzai
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