Midwife Jeannette

Midwife Jeannette I am a Certified Professional Midwife based out of Keota, Oklahoma. I am also licensed in Arkansas.

06/18/2025
03/21/2025
   with .repost・・・You read that right.Per the American College of OB/GYN’s 2019 VBAC guidelines, the risk of maternal de...
01/11/2025

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You read that right.

Per the American College of OB/GYN’s 2019 VBAC guidelines, the risk of maternal death during a planned vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is 0.0019%.

Expressed another way, that is a risk of 1 in 52,600.

Did you have any idea the risk was that low?

Whereas the risk of maternal death with an elective repeat cesarean after one cesarean is 0.0096% or 1 in 10,000.

Again, both really small numbers but the risk of maternal death is five times higher in a repeat cesarean.

This is why when pregnant people are threatened with “you could die if you plan a VBAC,” it falls flat.

But it is often really successful in coercing someone into a repeat cesarean... as well as eroding patient autonomy and any trust when the birthing person learns the facts.

As a L&D nurse told me, “There is no real informed consent anymore.”

This is just yet another example.

ETA: Some people asked in the comments about the risk of fetal death. We discuss that here: https://vbacfacts.com/.../confusing-fact-only-6-of.../

Also, you can download our free resources including:

- a report debunking the top 5 uterine rupture myths: https://vbacfacts.com/report

- a handout busting the top 3 VBAC myths using national guidelines: https://vbacfacts.com/acogmyths

- and a VBAC planning checklist: https://vbacfacts.com/checklist (links in bio)

In order to have a meaningful conversation about vbac and uterine rupture, one must understand what a catastrophic rupture is and how often it occurs.

12/16/2024

I have availability July & August 2025 😊

I remember this! We left a very frozen Tulsa to go home for Christmas, we were at a standstill in Jacksonville after bei...
03/22/2024

I remember this! We left a very frozen Tulsa to go home for Christmas, we were at a standstill in Jacksonville after being on the road for 24 hours! It was a extra long drive because of road conditions.

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