Pros And Cons Of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Reflection Paper 1
Timothy Jenkins
CEP 215
New Mexico State University Upon viewing “More Business of Being Born” (Epstein, 2011), I learned a lot about the different pros and cons of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). Women are often deprived of the choice of the method of delivery of their children after they’ve previously had a cesarean birth. The cause of this is that there exists medical fright about a rupture of the uterus which often leads to death of mother and baby (Epstein, 2011). In the mid twentieth century, it became a common saying that “once a cesarean, always a cesarean” came about. This saying perpetrated the fear and understanding that women have to go about having another cesarean, depriving them of choice (Epstein, 2011). However, there is minimal medical reasoning why VBACs should be frowned upon. Research as quoted by Epstein (2011), states that “1 in 2000
Currently, it is near impossible to have a VBAC, and women seeking this option need to be informed of the risks and ultimately be given the choice about how to deliver their baby. As was seen in the film, a good support network can assist mothers who undergo VBAC and can overcome the mental obstacles and can be quite empowering to the woman (Epstein, 2011).
This film ties back into what we’ve been discussing in class involving prenatal care. Women considering VBAC, have to be quite educated about the prenatal care around them to enable them to make their informed decisions. Also, good prenatal care influences a child’s development after birth. For example a malnourished mother, will usually result in developmental complications with the child since it wasn’t well nourished inside the womb when critical body systems were developing. Children like this, may have difficulties within Piaget’s sensorimotor stage of