ACNM Responds to ACOG’s 2010 VBAC Recommendations

On July 21, 2010, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a revised practice bulletin on vaginal birth after previous cesarean section (VBAC). Today, ACNM released its response to the revised practice bulletin. Read on for an excerpt from the response, or read the full statement here [PDF].ACNM’s philosophy is that all women—including those who have had a prior

The Lowdown on Lawsuits: An Interview with Premier Speaker Mamie Guidera

Last month, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-convened panel urged greater access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) for low-risk women. However, many clinicians have noted since that access to VBAC is not likely to expand until the “elephant in the room” is addressed—fear of malpractice lawsuits. ACNM Communications Manager Yolanda Landon had a chance to chat with Annual Meeting Premier

A Midwife’s Take on the NIH VBAC Consensus Conference

by William F. McCool, CNM, PhD, CRNP, FACNMThis past week the NIH held a 3-day Consensus Conference examining the current situation in maternity care regarding vaginal births after cesarean (VBACs), which have diminished considerably in number over the past 10 to 15 years. I was able to attend, and urge everyone to read the consensus preliminary report. In addition, many news outlets have picked

Will the NIH Panelists read the blogs and Twitter feeds? And should they?

by Amy Romano, CNM (Originally published on Science and Sensibility for Lamaze International on March 8)I spent the good part of today glued to the live webcast of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Develop Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). The agenda was packed with expert testimony on the findings of a systematic review of 35 studies involving over 660,000 women with