“No one ever told me…”
In our first conversation on the phone, her soft voice
said “this is my third pregnancy. I have had two cesarean
sections and now I am going to have a vaginal birth after
cesarean (VBAC). I get my prenatal care with a midwife who
is in practice with an obstetrician. My delivery will be in a
hospital and I want a doula.” We set up a meeting place for
the next day at Hardees and she tells me the story of her
previous birth experiences.
Her first cesarean section was done for Cephalopelvic
Disproportion (CPD). Her second cesarean birth was
scheduled. “No one ever told me I could have a vaginal birth
after a previous cesarean surgery. Now I know that I can. In
recently read material and in talking with other mothers, I
have learned that I could have a normal vaginal delivery.”
She found a health care provider and a hospital that supports
VBAC’s. From this point forward, I became her Childbirth
Educator and Doula.