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On today\'s podcast, we\'re going to talk with Jen Kamel of VBAC Facts\\xae about VBAC or vaginal birth after cesarean.\\xa0

As the founder and CEO of VBAC Facts\\xae, Jen Kamel is an internationally recognized consumer advocate, whose mission is to increase feedback access through education, legislation changes, and amplifying the consumer\\u2019s voice. Jen travels throughout the United States training perinatal professionals, presents grand rounds at hospitals, and works as a legislative consultant throughout the US, focusing on midwifery legislation and regulations that threaten VBAC, or vaginal birth after cesarean, access. Jen envisions a time when every pregnant person seeking VBAC has access to unbiased information, respectful providers, and a community where they can plan the birth of their choice in the setting they desire.

We talk about the statistics on VBAC access, as well as the difference between VBAC rates and VBAC success rates. We also talk about the misinformation about VBAC and the unbiased evidence based research that helps to support a person\\u2019s right to choose to have a VBAC.\\xa0

Content Warning: We will mention cesarean, uterine rupture, placental abnormalities, and birth trauma.\\xa0

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Learn more about Jen Kamel here. Follow VBAC Facts\\xae on Facebook and Instagram.

Learn more about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) here and ACOG\\u2019s information on VBAC here.\\xa0\\xa0

Lundgren I, van Limbeek E, Vehvilainen-Julkunen K, Nilsson C. Clinicians\' views of factors of importance for improving the rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a qualitative study from countries with high VBAC rates. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Aug 28;15:196. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0629-6. PMID: 26314295; PMCID: PMC4552403.\\xa0\\xa0

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