The VBAC Facts® Podcast with Jen Kamel

Join VBAC Facts® Founder and CEO Jen Kamel as she brings you evidence-based discussions about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) including the shocking medical evidence, breathtaking birth stories, inspiring advocacy victories, and sobering legal cases. Jen and her guests will both celebrate the triumphs as well as highlight the many opportunities for improvement in our health care system. Come learn what is possible so we can work together to create a world where everyone has access to respectful, evidence based health care.—————Since 2007, the focus of VBAC Facts® has been to provide objective, accurate information about VBAC and repeat cesarean to parents, professionals, policymakers, and the court so decisions can be informed, ethical, and just.VBAC Facts® does not provide any medical advice and the information provided should not be so construed or used. Nothing provided by VBAC Facts® is intended to replace the services of a physician or midwife or to be a substitute for med

The VBAC Facts® Podcast with Jen Kamel is a health podcast hosted by VBAC Facts®, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

VBAC Facts® hosts The VBAC Facts® Podcast with Jen Kamel, a health show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #21

  E21 A Personal Update & Announcement

  Oct 3, 20253 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Jen shares a personal update and announces that the podcast will be on hiatus.</p><p>Have a comment or question for the podcast? Want to suggest a guest we should interview or a topic we should discuss? Go to https://vbacfacts.com/podcast to give us your feedback!</p><br>Downloadable Handout: 3 Surprising Things US National Guidelines Say About VBAC | VBAC Facts®Downloadable Checklist: The 5 Simple Steps to Planning a VBAC | VBAC Facts®Downloadable Report: Top 5 Uterine Rupture Myths Debunked Once and For All | VBAC Facts®Professional Speaking & Continuing Education Training with Jen Kamel- VBAC Fac...

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  Episode #20

  E20 Hospital VBA2C with a Curved Tailbone After Two FTP Cesareans at 10 Centimeters with Licia Popernack

  Sep 19, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>Licia Popernack was told that she had a curved tailbone and would never give birth vaginally. </p><p>And after two cesareans, both after reaching 10 centimeters and pushing for hours, could that be true? Plus, she was only five feet and one inch tall...</p><p>Licia shares with us the challenges she faced on her journey to a victorious hospital VBA2C from friends and family who wondered why this was so important to her to skepticism from healthcare providers and her own fears. </p><p>She reflects upon her choices during her first and second pregnancies and...

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  Episode #19

  E19 Surviving Placenta Percreta After Three Cesareans with Dawn Baranski

  Sep 5, 20251h 17mS0

  <p>93% of women pregnant after one or more cesareans are not informed about the risk of placenta accreta spectrum that rises with each subsequent cesarean. Instead, they are assured that a repeat cesarean is safe and a planned VBAC is risky and, as a result, they schedule another cesarean. </p><p>Dawn Baranski was one of those women. </p><p>After enduring the bait and switch after her first cesarean, she had one more cesarean with her OB's assurance that placenta issues are a "one in a million chance." </p><p>When she got pregnant again after three cesareans, she...

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  Episode #18

  E18 "I Never Thought a 20-Week Abortion Ban Would Impact Me" with Megan Kling

  Jun 27, 20251h 27mS0

  <p>Never thought you would have an abortion? That's exactly what Wisconsin mom and maternal health advocate Megan Kling believed until she became pregnant with her third much wanted and planned child.</p><p>Megan courageously shares her deeply personal story of terminating two pregnancies for medical reasons. She discusses the profound impact of abortion restrictions, the challenges of navigating medical insurance, and the importance of advocating for safer maternal healthcare. Megan's story highlights the complexities behind abortion legislation, its real-life effects on everyday moms, the inadequacy of exceptions for the life of the mother, and how, if you can...

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  Episode #17

  E17 An Attorney's Fight to Challenge Rights Violations & Illegal Maternal Care Practices with Hermine Hayes-Klein

  Jun 13, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>Confusion and fear over lawsuits drives health care in the US and even more so within obstetrics and midwifery. In the midst of defensive medicine as default, many clinicians miss the one decision that provides ultimate litigation protection. </p><p>Hermine Hayes-Klein is single handedly changing the landscape relative to litigation within maternal health care. An informed consent expert and international civil and human rights attorney, she specializes in the abuse of women and birthing people by the maternal health system. </p><p>We will discuss:</p>the cognitive disconnect among healthcare providers regarding informed consent during pregnancy and...

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