I am so sorry to hear what happened. My son was stillborn due to a rupture 2 years ago.
There is a support group via email list for women who have experienced uterine ruptures. It's one of the few resources out there that I have found.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...esupportgroup/
Just a note of warning:
The support and lack of criticism is definitely strong at the personal level on that list. I've never seen anyone on the list be attacked for their own personal choices/situations that led to their rupture.
The problem comes when people start talking about friends/family/people online who are going to VBAC, HBAC, or UHBAC. Or if an article/study/report is posted about those citing safety/non safety. That's when some people lose their sensitivity and start saying hurtful things, forgetting that there are people on the list who still value VBACs and HBACs. I can understand their zeal from their point of view--their babies died during VBACs (probably about 95% of the women on the list) and they don't want that to happen to any woman or baby again. They have lost all trust in doctors/nurses/midwives to be informed about rupture risk and signs and to follow the proper safety guidelines for a VBAC--and with good reason because their situations were often terribly mismanaged/ignored/misdiagnosed.
There is a support group via email list for women who have experienced uterine ruptures. It's one of the few resources out there that I have found.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...esupportgroup/
Just a note of warning:
The support and lack of criticism is definitely strong at the personal level on that list. I've never seen anyone on the list be attacked for their own personal choices/situations that led to their rupture.
The problem comes when people start talking about friends/family/people online who are going to VBAC, HBAC, or UHBAC. Or if an article/study/report is posted about those citing safety/non safety. That's when some people lose their sensitivity and start saying hurtful things, forgetting that there are people on the list who still value VBACs and HBACs. I can understand their zeal from their point of view--their babies died during VBACs (probably about 95% of the women on the list) and they don't want that to happen to any woman or baby again. They have lost all trust in doctors/nurses/midwives to be informed about rupture risk and signs and to follow the proper safety guidelines for a VBAC--and with good reason because their situations were often terribly mismanaged/ignored/misdiagnosed.
