Hey Mertees
I am a local doula and finding good care providers is my one of my most common requests!! Quick update on VBAC care providers in the DFW area…there are not a ton of them unfortunately!! BUT there are a few that are strong supporters of it –and I highly recommend them for the mom who is really serious about striving for her VBAC.
Of course as others have mentioned—using a midwife is always an optimal choice for a VBAC because they don’t even bat an eye at it—they feel it’s a normal thing and not out of the ordinary!! There are midwives who do VBACS at birth centers and for Home births. There are not many who do them in the hospitals not because they don’t want to—but because hospital regulations don’t encourage it or really want it—and when they work for a hospital they have to abide by hospital rules!
Now all that said—the best and most recommend hospital to have a VBAC in the DFW area is Baylor Downtown. Personally I think this is the best hospital to have a baby at in any situation—they are very natural birth friendly, are not pushy about interventions and babies rooming-in is standard policy!!
Two health care providers that I can recommend are :
Audrey Graham, MD
Women to Women Health Associates
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Susan Akins, CNM
Women's Health Alliance
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I also hear that a Dr Sharon Mulvehill at St Paul ( will also do VBACS and is pretty low intervention---I just don’t that as personally as I know about the other two I mentioned. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions!
L. S.
A little about me: Local area doula and admin. Dir. at the American Pregnancy Association-- Pretty much everything I do revolves around pregnancy! My husband and I are expecting our first in May--right now we only have furry kids...3 of them!