07/28/2025
We really do think we’ve got to address this issue, quickly. We know we’ve all seen the c-section rate surge. 🥲
Very important for those who have had a cesarean to share their stories.
Here is another opportunity for you to talk about the importance of birth centers and midwifery care especially as our maternal health deserts will grow here in the US.
Remember, whenever you see a map of maternal health deserts, it’s many times larger for those with a prior cesarean and it’s about to get worse.
We need to focus on increasing access to care so we can generate the best outcome for all parents and informed consent is a huge part of that.
Telling women they have no option but a repeat cesarean - in any setting - is not generating the best outcome.
Want to learn more? I talk about VBAC guidelines, policies, informed consent, and outcomes in community hospitals in “The Truth About VBAC™ for Professionals.”
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Posted • ✨The American Association of Birth Centers will have a Congressional Briefing on July 17th!
💯We are calling on all birth center workers, women, pregnant people, and families to create a quick 1-2 minute video and upload it with this QR code to be included in testimonies to Congress.
You can talk about:
*Your personal experience
*The need for equitable Medicaid coverage and reasonable insurance payment rates to midwives and for birth center facilities & services
*Reasons why we choose to work and receive care in freestanding birth centers
*How midwifery-led care in a birth center is different than the medical model in hospital based care
*Ways that access to a birth center and midwife care made a difference for you personally
* Maternity care systems experts -- tell them all the amazing statistics for why midwifery-led care in freestanding birth centers better serves low-risk women, communities in maternity care deserts, solutions to challenges in the system, and corrects inequitable outcomes.
✨Record your testimony and submit to Congress with this QR code.✨