Finding VBAC friendly doctors?

[Irish_Blue]

Hi everyone! I'm hoping you might be able to help lead me in the right direction. My SIL is pregnant with her 2nd child and is really hoping for a vbac ~ my brother is in the military so they have a chance of moving roughly 2 to 3 weeks before delivery to SD. She is currently in Washington & has a great doctor and CNM who are very supportive of her decisions. However, if they do move she's not sure how to go about finding a VBAC friendly doctor & hospital so am trying to help her.

Any & all advice would be SO very appreciated

[cairomama]

If the move would be that close to delivery, I would probably just stay in Washington until after the baby was born, but if that is not an option and they can't get the orders delayed, then I would start looking for providers in the potential new location right now. The local ICAN chapter is always a good place to start for recommendations. If she can't get recommendations, she could just start calling offices with questions like c-section rate, VBAC attempt rate, VBAC success rate and any special deadlines or restrictions on VBAC labor.

[thorn]

Originally Posted by cairomama

The local ICAN chapter is always a good place to start for recommendations.

the ICAN website has a database of hospitals and whether they allow vbac or not, too. http://ican-online.org/vbac-ban-info so if there is no local chapter where she's going, she could see which hospitals in the area do them, and then call the L&D floor and ask which doctors do vbac. depending on the nurse who answers the phone they can be very helpful.

also the local tribe forum here, of course

[Irish_Blue]

Thanks you guys! I think I spent most of last night (while up w/ my newborn) reading as much as I could on the ican website lol There isn't a chapter in SD which I was bummed to see, but I found a lot of other helpful things & I appreciate your input as well.

They keep getting different answers as to whether they'll be able to stay until she delivers, so b/c things are so up in the air she's trying to prepare as best she can.

[dlm194]

Don't hesitate to email the Regional Coordinator. She may have contacts in SD or could send a request out to women on the ICAN list to get some suggestions.