E13: Why This OB/GYN Passionately Supports VBAC Access (And You Should Too) with Dr. Chris Stroud

Описание: Heard no one supports VBAC? Simply not true. Join Dr. Chris Stroud OB/GYN of Fort Wayne, Indiana has he considers his 30 year career and shares why offering VBAC is so important to him, including his reasoning for supporting community midwives who attend home and birth center VBAC.

We discuss the concept of "acceptable complications," which may provide some insight as to why many OBs in the United States recommend repeat cesareans for everyone regardless of their medical history, their current clinical scenario, or VBAC candidacy.

He also shares his vulnerable and authentic reflections on being sued after a uterine rupture related fetal demise and why he continues to attend VBACs. Key topics covered include his practice's secret sauce, how working with community midwives has made him a better obstetrician, what he calls the four pillars of VBAC success, and a special message for physicians who don't attend VBAC and hospital administrators who maintain VBAC bans.

00:00 Upcoming VBAC Facts® Events
01:35 Join Our Email List to Learn More About VBAC
02:16 How To Book Jen to Speak at Your Next Event
03:01 What We Will Talk About Today
08:24 When VBACs Were Required
13:21 His VBAC Philosophy
14:39 Why His Believes Offering VBAC is Important
16:28 How He Counsels Patients on VBAC vs Repeat Cesarean
19:19 The Concept of "Acceptable Complications"
24:06 Avoiding VBAC Bait & Switch
26:46 Does He Worry About VBAC Safety?
28:27 When He Induces Planned VBACs
30:06 What "Immediately Available" Means to Him
31:16 Why Aren't All Hospitals Attending VBAC?
33:53 On Not Giving Up
35:48 Voting with Your Feet
36:55 Administrative, Hospital, & Legal Challenges
40:23 Don't Leave Those with Primary Cesareans in the Dust
42:32 Questions for Non-VBAC Providers
45:42 It's the Lawsuit
47:37 His Practice's Secret Sauce
50:47 On Collaborating with Community Midwives
52:54 What He Has Learned From Community Midwives
56:00 Longest Second Stage
57:34 On Being Sued After a Uterine Rupture
59:50 Processing Trauma After a Uterine Rupture & Fetal Demise
01:03:43 On Advocating for His Patients
01:05:47 Advice: Reversing VBAC Bans
01:07:26 Four Pillars of VBAC Success
01:10:16 Parents: Most Important Thing for Them to Consider
01:11:11 A Message for Physicians Who Don't Attend VBAC
01:12:26 Message to Hospital Administrators with VBAC Bans

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