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Hi Essie,

I'm sorry to hear of your year end miscarriage and by now you/ve gone past that stage in this new pregnancy.
Wow! It must have been quite a roller coaster ride of emotions for you till now.

Please ask your friend for the studies indicating that vbamc are more dangerous. I'd like to have a provbac doctor read through to demystify the medical

jargon.
I can understand your friends concern for you and also your desire for a natural birth. I think once all the pros and cons are looked at objectively then you

can make your decision based on awareness of facts and what is right for you, which differs from person to person.
Also having a baby in general is not without it's risks. Yet women all over the world have babies every day. Sometimes we do it 2 ,3 ,4 or more times. The

risks associated with a VBAC or a VBAMC should be considered but within the perspective of having a child in general.

A fist time mother (or any mother having a baby) has a risk of near 2% for a prolapsed cord. This is a life threatening event for a baby. The chances of a

uterine rupture in a VBAC mother is between 0,3-0,7% and a VBAMC somewhere between 0.7-1.3% yet medical personnel often are appalled at women trying for a

VBAC but don't consider the very real and possible complications that sometimes may arise in all pregnant women.
This is one of life's biggest trials. To know what is best for us and then to follow through with it.
I wish you the best of luck on your journey as it is difficult to find pro-VBAC doctors.
Let us know what is happening and we can try to support you as much as possible.

Love and respect
Lia
xxx

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this doctor sounds mag! Who is he?

Karen clarke is provbac but I'm no too sure where she is based right now.
You can find her on http://www.birthworks.co.za

Let us know what's happening!
Love and abundance
Lia
xxx

Why can't there be more doctors like that one?!!!