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Online VBAC Resources www.ican-online.org - International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) website. Information about VBAC, preventing cesareans, how to join the national ICAN email support list, etc. www.birthrites.org - Healing After a Cesarean, Inc., Australian website for support for women with a previous cesarean, plus information about future birth choices/rights. www.tabs.org.nz - Website on “Trauma And Birth Stress” (TABS), information on healing after a traumatic birth, dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder www.vbac.com/chapter38.html - chapter excerpt on VBAC vs. Cesarean pros and cons from the book, A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Enkin et al. Evidence-based review of VBAC safety, although book went to press before the most recent studies about VBAC safety came out and so does not address that information www.vbac.com/dystocia.html - Dystocia and VBAC, a discussion of previous cesareans for 'failure to progress' (FTP) or 'cephalo-pelvic disproportion' (CPD) or 'big baby/small pelvis'. www.plus-size-pregnancy.org - info on plus-size pregnancy; also has info on cesareans and VBACs. Special section on VBAMC (VBAC after Multiple Cesareans) with a summary of VBAMC research studies and lots of VBAMC stories www.gentlebirth.org -Midwife Archives; discussion over pertinent birthing issues, with lots of valuable information and links to explore. Highly recommended resource. Great place to read about a variety of opinions about various childbirth procedures or issues.
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