Roundtable discussion: "no one can condemn you to a C-section!".
The stories in this Roundtable Discussion are related by two women whose babies were born recently in Canadian hospitals. Each woman had undergone a cesarean delivery for her first child, and whereas Sophia delivered her second baby by vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC), Marie was unable to find a practitioner or hospital that would allow her to have a VBAC for her second birth. The women describe how they feel about their choices and experiences. Their two accounts and the issues that they raise are discussed in commentaries by a family physician, midwife, doula, and obstetrician.
Feldman
Perle
P
University of Toronto, Department of Family Medicine, North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie, Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E1, Canada.
Cymbalist
Rivka
R
Vedam
Saraswathi
S
Kotaska
Andrew
A
D002170:Canada; D017604:Cesarean Section, Repeat / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D059037:Doulas; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008880:Midwifery; D009321:Natural Childbirth / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D009774:Obstetrics; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011247:Pregnancy; D043762:Reproductive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology