Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Smart Woman's Guide to VBAC

By Elizabeth Kaufmann

Book Overview

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. The Smart Women's Guide to VBAC.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897932021
• ISBN13: 9780897932028
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A book that considers the mothers concerns!

I was pretty set on at least trying VBAC, but didn't know what to expect or what questions to ask my doctors. This book offered a wealth of information on positive and negative aspects of any mother's options after having a C-section, both medically and personally. I very much appreciated the study results that the author shared on the experiences of mothers who have had both VBACs and/or repeat C-sections, whether elective or after a trial of labor. I encourage any mother facing the VBAC option to read this book. It does not push you in one direction or another. It offers practical insights and promotes communication between mothers and their health care providers. It helped me make a much better-informed decision.

Excellent book--discussed both sides equally!!

Please read this book for yourself. I found my copy at the library. It provides evidence and statistics for both sides of the VBAC argument. VBAC supporters are against this book because it tells you the truth about the risks and effects of a VBAC on both the mother and baby. There are risks involved with both procedures and it's only fair to lay them all out on the table so you and your Dr. can decide which option is best for you. I've seen the other VBAC books and this is the only one that tells both sides of the story. It's worth reading.

More balanced than other VBAC lit I've seen

This book did not take the "VBAC at any cost" appoach that is disturbingly present in some of the other lit, which seems unwilling to acknowledge that there are indeed necessary c-sections. I can't trust a book that doesn't acknowledge this because my daughter would have died without our section. The other major book I have read contends that only a foolish, fearful woman will resist VBAC...to me, this book deals much more thoroughly with the trade offs of both approaches. Also important, the author emphasizes that these choices should be made on the basis of what the patient believes is best and safest for herself and her baby-- not on the basis of what the doctor/the medical industry prefers.

Great book for making an informed decision

This is the only VBAC book that presented the option of repeat cesarean. Not everyone wants to try a VBAC and this book explained both alternatives. This book can help you to understand your options and make the best choice for yourself, not the best choice for your doctor or insurance company. I used this book to chose whether or not to try a VBAC, and I know that I made an informed choice that was the best one for me.

Unbiased and RECENT facts & statistics

This book provides the first unbiased look at VBAC that I have read. Most books are geared toward one main function....to make any woman who doesn't feel she's a candidate for VBAC feel like a failure and worthless. This book provides statistics and facts that most "blindly supportive" VBAC books refuse to print. The truth hurts their cause. I definitely encourage women who have any doubts to read this book. The statistics that are presented are RECENT, which most books like The Silent Knife cannot boast