I had an emergency c.s with dd1 and am due in a few weeks with dd2. I've read the vbac leaflet and done my own research and decided I wish to have a c.s. rather than a vbac. However, I went to the vbac clinic yesterday and the mw clearly thought I had made the wrong decision (not least for her statistics) so tried to give me a date for a c.s. at 41 weeks (!). When asked what would happen if I went into labour before that I was told that on arrival at hospital the expectation would be that I'd labour unless it was decided otherwise at the time. To me this is effectively saying we're giving you the choice between a c.s. and a vbac but if you chose a c.s. we're going to ignore your decision. I'm really very annoyed and would be very grateful if anyone knows anything about my rights in this situation and for views on how I should try to sort this out as I really don't wish to be in labour arguing for a c.s. I'd prefer to have it sorted out beforehand.
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Can I insist on a c.s. rather than a vbac or am I at the mercy of whichever midwife is at the vbac clinic/on duty when I go into labour?
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MrsFogi · 27/09/2007 13:08
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