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San Diego Midwife Talks About VBAC

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Who I Am & My Experience with VBAC/HBAC

I'm Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM and have been in the birth arena for 25 years and have assisted at about 900 births. I am Ama Mama Midwifery and attend births in San Diego and Riverside Counties, California.

I have extensive experience with VBACs and HBACs and really enjoy assisting women as they walk through their painful and disappointing cesareans towards their VBACs. It is such a joy to watch as baby after baby slips out normally and naturally into mom's reaching hands! I can't even begin to describe the honor it is to witness such amazement.

The law in California is very tight on VBACs and HBACs, but with the appropriate information and consents, we can do it together.

 If you feel a hospital birth is safest for you and you have a supportive physician, I would love to talk with you about being your monitrice - a midwife for you while you are in labor at home, a doula for you in the hospital and then your midwife once again after you go home. Many women find having a monitrice is the best of both worlds for their VBAC since I would be able to monitor the you and the baby during labor, yet you would still remain in your own home for as long as possible.

If you are wanting to meet with me to discuss an upcoming VBAC or HBAC, please find me here Ama Mama Midwifery and let's schedule a consult in your home or a local coffeehouse so we can meet.

San Diego Midwife - Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM

Ama Mama Midwifery

Come learn about San Diego homebirth with a Licensed and Certified Professional Midwife.
San Diego Midwife - Ama Mama Midwifery
As an experienced midwife, I want to offer you a great - and safe - home or water birth experience. I am also able to assist you if you choose to birth in the hospital, being your midwife while you labor at home, your doula when you are in the hospital and then your midwife once you are home again.

Read about me and decide for yourself whether we would be a good match or not. I am glad to meet with you in your home or a local coffeehouse for a FREE consult!

My Birth Stories Blog

Several VBAC stories can be found here!
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VBAC Must-Reads

A short list of important books to help you acheive your Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

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Empower Yourself Through YouTube!

Here, I share some awesome videos found on YouTube.

Embrace the normalcy of birth!
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Natural VBAC Photos

2 Natural Births in the Hospital (1 VBAC)
Here are a 2 natural birth photo essays. While they are in the hospital, they are noteworthy in their flowing with the natural processes (thanks to a great doc and hospital, of course). One of these births is a VBAC. Both of these births occurred in San Diego, California and I was the monitrice for them both.
Anna's Hospital VBAC
This beautifully graphic VBAC in the hospital inspires women to know they, too can do it!

A Pushing Video (with a birth right before the end)

Most times, birth videos show just the very end (the climax), but this great video gives an inkling of what pushing entails. I think it's really important for VBACs to not be surprised at the amount of time and energy pushing can take. I really like this one a lot.
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Other Lenses to Read About Natural Birth

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Are you planning a VBAC? Have you had one?

Tell us about it!

Tell us all how you are planning your VBAC. Midwife? UC? Homebirth? Hospital birth?

Have you already had a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean? VBAmC? Women would love to hear your powerful stories!

  • Senora_M Apr 17, 2011 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    Haven't had a c-section, but I would recommend a VBAC over a second c-section to other people. I am planning a home birth for our 3rd baby due in Oct. I just decided recently on it after watching The Business of Being Born.
  • So Frustrated Jul 9, 2010 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    I'm planning (hoping) to have a VBAC in a hospital but I can't seem to find a doctor in my area (Santa Barbara, CA) who will do a first time vaginal birth. Its really frustrating but I'm afraid to have a homebirth in case I do have complications..
  • Zackfaire Sep 16, 2008 @ 6:16 am | delete
    nice and informative lens. really nice and i love the articles. thanks for sharing and writing this one. you deserve 5 stars from me.
    http://www.siakoi.com/health/water-birth.html
  • Rashelle May 2, 2008 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    My first child was a c-section (failure to progress) followed by 2 succesful VABC's. I am currently pregnant with my 4th child which should be my 3rd VBAC!
  • tina Dec 14, 2007 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    my first was vaginal. My second was c-section only due to prematurity and breech. I never want a section ever again. Vaginal birth is the way to go.
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