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How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for Parents
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Full Course Manual: VBAC - The Ultimate Guide for Parents
Section I
Meet The VBAC Link (4:57)
Overview and Purpose (2:18)
Section II Preparing Your Mind and Body
What is TOLAC? (2:07)
Mental Preparation (1:38)
Fear Release Activity and Reflection (1:35)
Client Story: VBA2C Fear Release (3:10)
Learning to Calm the Mind (4:18)
Meditation using Kriya (3:46)
Physical Preparation (4:54)
Baby Positioning (4:04)
Intentional Deep Breath (6:36)
The Miles Circuit (1:36)
Section III VBAC Information and Statistics
History of Cesarean and VBAC (17:03)
Women of Color (7:05)
Birth Video: Black Mother Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Client Story: Racism in the Birth Room (2:30)
Four Main Reasons for Cesarean (13:40)
Things to do if you have been told your pelvis is too small (10:21)
Birth Video: Breech VBA2C
Uterine Rupture (4:13)
Length Between Pregnancies (5:00)
Uterine Rupture Perspective (6:19)
How to Reduce the Risk for Rupture (3:20)
Repeat Cesarean Risks (4:47)
The VBAC Calculator
Anterior Placenta (2:07)
VBAMC (4:48)
Client Story: VBAMC (2:47)
Special Scars (3:01)
ACOG Bulletin 184 (6:19)
Section IV Preparing Your Birth Team and Birth Space
Policies Surrounding VBAC (11:54)
VBAC Bans (7:20)
Birth Location Options (4:12)
Birth Video: HBAC (3:18)
Choosing a Care Provider (7:45)
What to do when you can't find a supportive provider (5:19)
The Evidence for Doulas (2:26)
Section V The Art of BRAIN
B.R.A.I.N. and Interventions (1:08)
Interventions explained (15:43)
Section VI Birthing Time
VBAC Labor (2:18)
Warning Signs of a Bait & Switch
VBAC with an Epidural
Tips to Encourage VBAC (2:07)
Creating Room in the Pelvis (4:06)
Client Story: Fetal Position in Labor (3:32)
Signs of Uterine Rupture (2:54)
Family Centered Cesarean (2:18)
Birth Video: Gentle Cesarean
Postpartum Recovery (5:01)
Postpartum Mood Disorders and Emotional Support (9:18)
Section VII Conclusion
Steps to Success (5:00)
Conclusion (2:56)
Appendices
APPENDIX 1 - DEFINITION OF TERMS
APPENDIX 2 – RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
APPENDIX 3 - REFERENCES
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