Weep as you read about VBAC in the US (and not too far off what it’s like here) Childbirth without choice

It would seem perfectly natural that a woman could give birth naturally if she wants to. Guess what? She can’t.

An increasing number of hospitals in this country are refusing to offer women the option of delivering the way nature intended, if she had a cesarean section the first time around (and guess what — chances are she has because the 31% of all births are now C-sections — up 50% in 10 years).

I wrote an article in this week’s issue of Time magazine called “The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans” on the subject of women’s diminishing patient’s rights. I won’t repeat the story here, since you can link to it here, but will give some of the back story for those who want more:

Finally a breastfeeding product I can advertise!

Tru-Breast is here! Huzzah!

Tags: breastfeeding, land of the free home of the surgically incapacitated, more humourless feminism, vbac
Filed under: consumers, consumers' rights, just for fun, reproductive justice, surgical monopoly