Cesarean Section & VBAC

Useful links and articles for Moms and Mom-to-be's.

Many organizations have produced research- and evidence-based guidelines to
assist women make decisions about cesarean section and vaginal birth after
cesarean section. In addition to talking to your midwife, you may find the
following sites helpful.

Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM)

CAM has a position paper on Cesarean section on demand.
http://www.canadianmidwives.org/DATA/DOCUMENT/PSElectiveCS_ENG200406.pdf

The Cochrane Database

It's hard for anyone to keep up to date with the relevant evidence in their field of interest. The Cochrane Library solves many of these problems. It is the best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care. Cochrane reviews are based on the best available information about healthcare interventions. They explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments.

Planned elective repeat cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for women with a previous cesarean birth:
www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004224.html

The Cochrane Reviews abstract on Planned Caesearan Section for Term Breech Delivery:
www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000166.html

College of Midwives of British Columbia (CMBC)

Go to their main website by clicking on the link below. There is a menu on the left. Click on "Standards", then on "Clinical Practice Guidelines".
www.cmbc.bc.ca/

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

www.sogc.org/guidelines/index_e.asp#Obstetrics

Cesarean Birth Task Force Report 2008

British Columbia Perinatal Health Program Cesarean Birth Task Force Report
Download this report in a PDF format (1.7 MB)

The Power to Push Campaign

The Power to Push Campaign was launched in 2010 by BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. The goal of the campaign is to provide up-to-date resources for pregnant women and their families in British Columbia (BC), encouraging them to know their options, advocate for their choices, and push for the safest and best birth possible. The campaign also offers research-based information and resources to maternity care providers across BC to help them support every woman’s childbirth choices.
http://www.powertopush.ca/about/campaign-purpose/