Arizona Hospital Banning VBAC?
The Flagstaff Birth Network is reporting that Flagstaff Medical Center (the only hospital in the city) has banned vaginal births after cesarean. According to Barbara Stratton, however, a successful protest rally that drew local NPR and tv news coverage was recently held at the hospital, and the hospital administration has indicated that they are trying to take steps to reverse the ban. FBN is also asking individuals to send letters to the hospital board, with more information on how to do so at their site. Barbara informs us that if the ban is not reversed, women in Flagstaff would need to travel up to 3 hours to reach a VBAC-friendly hospital.
Stratton has previously published an excellent quick guide for women in similar situations, 50 Ways to Protest a VBAC Denial. Our Bodies Ourselves also has an excerpt from Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth on VBAC versus repeat cesarean.
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