What to Do About a VBAC Ban?

The International Cesarean Awareness Network has a new Q and A posted on their website about VBAC bans. This is a very interesting subject. Hospitals enact a VBAC ban under the premise that they would not be able to support the services necessary to be on call for the "catastrophic" emergency that could be a uterine rupture. But if you dig deeper, you realize that this means that they would not be able to handle any emergency situation, should it arise.

So where does this leave women? Often looking for a hospital within a 100 mile radius or looking for care providers outside of the hospital setting. For many women, outside the hospital setting provides them with the support they need without the restrictions of hospital protocol. For other women, they need the feeling of a safety net provided by the hospital setting. In either case, no woman should have to be forced to make a decision about their care that puts them outside of their own comfort zone.