The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Experience: Birth Stories by Parents and Professionals

by Lynn Baptisti Richards

It is the book for every woman who hopes for VBAC. In fact, many first-time cesareans could be avoided if this book were read first. It is thorough, it is compassionate. Esther Zorn, Cesarean Prevention Movement
A] landmark book. . . . These VBAC stories are inspiring, as well as very informative about the nature of labor and current U.S. obstetric practice. Ina May Gaskin, The Birth Gazette

This is not a dry text book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897891201
• ISBN13: 9780897891202
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

This book changed my life

I am delighted to see that this book is still in print. I read this book 18 years ago and to this day I have never read another book which had such a profound impact on my life. The author describes the experience of women's ceaserean birth followed by their vaginal delivery of her next baby. In addition there is running commentary from a group of professionals that comment on aspects of the mother's health, labor, and experience. I felt like I was healing from the pain of the ceaseran birth of my son and learning what I needed to approach my next birthing experience at the same time.I am deeply grateful to the author for her wisdom and understanding that this combination of narratives and information have empowered women to successful VBAC deliveries!!

inspirational

The stories in this book, which I read when I was 7 months pregnant with my second child, inspired me to make the tough decision to have a home birth and to try for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). It crystallized my thinking, especially a key quote: "Take control of that which you can control and let go of that which you cannot control. That is the secret of safe and simple birthing." Thanks largely to this book I had smooth, uncomplicated and unmedicated home birth.

The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Experience : Birth Stories

This book is a must-read if you are considering a VBAC. I am a homebirth midwife, who had a VBAC at home after reading this book 8 years ago. The wonderful birth stories will empower you to create your birth and trust your body, in way that no other book can. It also gives you insight into what the practitioners are thinking, and the comments provide a look into the various environments in which they work: some friendly, some quite hostile.

Inspiration and Empowerment.

Wonderful birth stories, by both parents and their carers - plenty of inspiration. Importantly, this book includes comments on medical aspects of particular births by professionals. The mix of personal stories and professional comment give the reader a broader understanding of what is involved in their endeavour to achieve a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean).