Birth Stories

I thought it would be great to have birth stories from the ladies in our group; cesarean, vaginal, home birth, hospital birth....they are all so important to us.

Thank you to Ivey for letting us post Wren's Birth Story. I would have cut and pasted, but I am still working out the kinks for the formatting, and she has beautiful pictures on her blog you don't want to miss. So click on the link above, and enjoy!

2010 Mississippi VBAC Data

Out of curiosity from all the cesarean data, I wanted to know the VBAC percentage rate for our state. The information is on the Mississippi Department of Health Vital Statistics Report for 2010 in Table A14, but it takes some further calculation.

Method of Delivery	Total
Total Methods of Delivery Reported	41,445
Vaginal	24,731
Vaginal Birth After Previous C-Section	199
Primary C-Section	8,014
Repeat C-Section	7,024
Forceps	353
Vacuum	1,124

From what I can figure the VBAC rate for all births is less than half a percent at 0.48%.

But it would be better to calculate the rate of those that have had a c-section in their history. So, I added the VBAC group and the Repeat c-section group and came up with a rate of 2.76%.

Also of interest in the report was Table A13, Complications of Labor and Delivery. Just about every complication I could think of was on there, except one. Uterine rupture. I guess our state either did not have any, or it is lumped in with the "other" category.

2010 Cesarean Rates at Mississippi Hospital

Ever wonder just how many cesareans your hospital performs? Thanks to Jill at the Unnecesarean for this Data:

By Jill Arnold

Mississippi ranked fifth in the United States in percentage of cesarean deliveries in 2009, following Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and Florida.

Cesarean Rates by Facility, 2010

		# C/S		%
2010		14,423		36.8
North Mississippi Medical Center West Point		175		72.6
Woman’s Hospital at River Oaks		907		59.0
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center		499		47.8
King’s Daughters Medical Center		305		47.7
Central Mississippi Medical Center		483		47.1
Grenada Lake Medical Center		205		45.5
South Sunflower County Hospital		116		44.4
Rush Foundation Hospital		384		43.6
Madison County Medical Center		105		43.2
River Oaks Hospital		833		42.3
St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital		529		41.6
Wesley Medical Center		618		39.1
Anderson Regional Medical Center		468		37.8
University Hospital & Health System		1,083		37.6
Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center		367		37.6
Magee General Hospital		39		37.5
Bolivar Medical Center		154		37.4
Forrest General Hospital		876		37.2
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center		346		36.9
Biloxi Regional Medical Center		272		36.5
Ocean Springs Hospital		349		36.4
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport		478		35.2
Tri Lakes Medical Center		59		34.9
Natchez Regional Medical Center		157		34.2
Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto		686		34.0
Magnolia Regional Health Center		169		33.8
Natchez Community Hospital		178		32.5
Riley Hospital		108		32.5
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County		360		32.3
Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center		172		32.1
North Mississippi Medical Center		721		32.0
South Central Regional Medical Center		298		31.7
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi		288		31.6
Singing River Hospital		217		30.1
Garden Park Medical Center		153		29.5
Highland Community Hospital		97		29.1
River Region Health System		218		27.9
Wayne General Hospital		60		27.3
Greenwood Leflore Hospital		205		27.1
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle		225		24.8
Hancock Medical Center		51		24.4
Delta Regional Medical Center Main Campus		208		23.3
Oktibbeha County Hospital		202		21.7
Leake Memorial Hospital		0		0.0
King’s Daughters Hospital Yazoo County		0		0.0
Laird Hospital		0		0.0
Marion General Hospital		0		0.0
Scott Regional Hospital		0		0.0

January ICAN meeting and more

Tonight, our local group met to watch the new The VBAC Dilemma: What Your Options Really Are by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. It was very informative. If you are planning a VBAC, I highly recommend it.

Of course, we also discussed our past birth experiences and our experiences with local care providers. Our group is growing and it is awesome to meet and connect with woman who have been where we have.

Okay, here is a post from the national ICAN blog site.It is a list of some great birth blogs to read and enjoy.

Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Blogs We Love–Mama Bloggers
16 January 2012, 6:00 am
Today we’re sharing 5 “mama” blogs we love. Check them out if you haven’t already!
1. Birth Without Fear–A cesarean, VBA2C and UBA2C (unassisted birth after 2 cesareans) mom, January’s blog provides a wealth of information on birth and VBAC, along with many amazing and beautiful birth stories we think you’ll love reading. She also maintains a large and very active Facebook community you might be interested in checking out as well.
2. Birthing Beautiful Ideas–A doula and VBAC mom (expecting her second VBAC babe any day now!), Kristen blogs about a variety of topics from birth to breastfeeding to her work as a doula and more!
3. The Feminist Breeder–Gina’s blog is informative, funny and an all around great read! A cesarean, VBAC and HBAC mom, Gina is passionate about birthing rights and options, and the right of a woman to make informed choices in her pregnancy, delivery and beyond. Gina is also a doula and childbirth educator.
4. Baby Dickey–Currently pregnant and planning an HBAC some time next month, Emily has a wonderful and active site, and is very actively chronicling her pregnancy and journey to HBAC.
5. Mama Birth–A Bradley Method instructor and mother of four, Mama Birth’s blog has lots of birth stories, advice for prepping for a natural child birth and various other features we think you’ll love!