Episode 68 | September 18, 2007

Cesareans, VBAC and Inductions

1 in 3 pregnant women will have a cesarean. What is VBAC? Double sewing? Low transverse incision? What is the recovery time? What tests can be done to determine whether or not you should have a VBAC delivery? Who is a good candidate for a VBAC? Plus, podcaster Angela at 41 weeks, has some questions about inductions. Gerri Ryan answers these questions and talks about the importance of a “love break”.

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1. [...] Cesareans, VBAC, Inductions-With the rate of c-sections above 30% in the US (note this is for hospital births, I believe that out-of-hospital birth c-section rates are well below 10%, maybe even 5%), this is a podcast that EVERY pregnant woman should listen to. The type of suture your surgeon uses to close up your uterus, cytotec vs. pitocin, the risks of a VBAC, these are all things pregnant women should be educated on. [...]

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