“My body, my choice!” chants echoed outside Cottage Hospital on Saturday afternoon, when mothers, babies, husbands, and midwives gathered to protest the hospital’s VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) ...

After extensive negotiations, the hospital lifted the ban on vaginal birth after C-sections in 2014. Courtesy of Sutter Health Annette Fineberg realized the policy was bull. The obstetrician’s patient ...

HUDSON, Wisc. – Pregnant mothers protested outside Hudson Hospital after learning about an unexpected new birthing policy that would prevent them from avoiding a repeat cesarean delivery. The hospital ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - For years, many hospitals shied away from allowing women who previously had a child by cesarean section from welcoming their next child by vaginal birth. Dr. Jessica Kieffer, an ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter was born via cesarean section two years ago. I am pregnant again and would like a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). Would a VBAC be safe for me and my baby given that ...

If you've already had a baby by cesarean section, it doesn't rule out the possibility of vaginal birth for your next delivery. Many women have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) without incident.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many women who delivered their first child through C-section assume that a vaginal birth after C-section—VBAC, for short—is ...

An open letter to the Santa Barbara Community: The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) has been made aware of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s (SBCH) recent announcement regarding future ...

Low-risk patients at predominantly Black-serving hospitals (BSH) who previously gave birth through Cesareans are likelier to ...

For many pregnant women in America, it is easier today to walk into a hospital and request major abdominal surgery than it is to give birth as nature intended. Jessica Barton knows this all too well.