DON'T CUT ME AGAIN! True Stories About Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) (Paperback)

~ Angela, J. Hoy (Editor)

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Product Description

Twenty-two birth stories from women who fought the unnecessary surgical removal of their healthy babies by knife-wielding doctors.

From the Author

I was stunned and angered when I was told I would not be permitted to birth my fifth child vaginally, even though I'd had three successful vaginal births and only one previous c-section. My research into this ludicrous practice revealed a nationwide trend of hospitals forcing women to have major, and often unnecessary, surgery against their wishes. My pleas for help led me to other women who had already successfully done what I wanted to do, have a VBAC! Their courageous, sometimes painful, and often humorous birth stories appear herein.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc. (February 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591139945
• ISBN-13: 978-1591139942
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #667,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation of the fight VBAC women face, December 4, 2007

By	Lauren N. Cooper (CNY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a wonderful compilation of VBAC stories that show just how hard women often have to fight for their basic right to birth. It shows the high rate of interferences and intervention one can expect with a hospital, actively managed birth, which makes this book useful in learning how to anticipate the fights and how to avoid them (whether it be by knowing what questions to ask, how to effectively refuse, or to change your birth attendant/birth place to a more supportive one).

This book doesn't have studies or stats which, while I think are important to know, make this book special in that it helps remind you that birth is not about numbers- it's about women becoming mothers, babies joining families.

And as a side note, my CBAC story is in there- the one with the sabotaged hospital VBAC attempt where I was flat out lied to and coerced into an unnecessary, traumatizing repeat cesarean. I went on to birth my third child at home after two cesareans, almost a full pound bigger than my 'too big' baby that took too long for the doctor to wait for with my second child ;)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!, May 29, 2007

By	Diane Gardner (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For all those who are contemplating a VBAC or those studying birth this is a must read book. It shows the empowerment of women who trust in their bodies and birth the way THEY want to birth rather than how they are TOLD to birth.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO many helpful stories, June 27, 2008

By	Kelly Fischer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What attracted me to this book was that these are actual birth stories of women and families that tried for VBAC. Statistics, studies, politics and opinions are fine, but I want to make my own decision! Do you want to know "what is VBAC really like?" this is a way to find out; learn from people who have been there/done that. After reading it, it was exactly what I wanted- I can learn something from every mother's experience. Not every C-section is "evil" and not every vaginal birth is "perfect" but you do read the patterns of (often unneeded) medical intervention, and realize that next time you can have more confidence to create and experience birth, whatever it brings.