WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 1998: Re: VBAC question. I need help from the Doctors

Re: VBAC question. I need help from the Doctors

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 May 1998 12:03:56 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 20 May 1998, Karrie wrote: >
>I went to my OB today. I am almost 35 weeks pg. We talked about the
>birth and he is really after me to go C section again. His reasoning
>was the new ACOG guidelines. I have done an extensive search and cannot
>find anything about these new guidelines. All Im finding are the one
>from 1995 which to me sound pretty great. He is stating to me that the
>uterine rupture rate is higher than 1/300. He says the new guidelines
>state that they are really 3/100. I was wondering if any of the doctors
>could comment on this and also if you could give me a link to an article
>I could go to to see the new guidelines. I REALLY want to go VBAC this
>time but I want to make a very informed decision about this too. Thanks
>in advance.
>
>--
>Karrie
>

A good informed consent done recently was published by Dr. J. Phelan in ObGyn Management. Have your doctor get you a copy if he/she can.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm

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