Coastal Bend Cesarean Awareness

06/02/2026

05/31/2026

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05/25/2026

05/01/2026

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evidence-based-birth/id1334808138?i=1000764260687

Podcast Episode · Evidence Based Birth® · April 29 · 41m

04/27/2026

Are you a clinician supporting women who have had a previous caesarean? This book is for you.
https://www.amazon.com/Clinicians-Guide-Better-Birth-Caesarean/dp/1946665800

04/26/2026

https://vbacfacts.com/myth-forced-cesareans/

Yes, no one can legally force you to have a cesarean, but the reality is, it happens all the time.

04/23/2026

04/22/2026

As we continute through Black Maternal Health Week, we share more awareness about WHY this week matters.

We know that at the root of some of our poor outcomes is disparities in care. Sadly, a study showing Black mothers are more likely to receive unnecessary c-sections when compared to their peers, did not surprise us.

Why are we not surprised? Part of our training and at the core of our organization is being aware of disparities in care and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our curriculum includes information and history about how these disparities came to be, and how birth workers can be support their clients in reducing individual risks. We already suspected this type of care.

Let us be clear: the issue is very much systemic, and doulas are not the solution to the problem. However, with training and education, our doulas can help their clients navigate the unfair biases in care which can exist.

The large study of nearly 1 million births at 68 hospitals in New Jersey, researchers found that obstetricians are more likely to perform unnecessary C-sections on Black mothers when compared to white mothers. Shockingly, Black women were 25% more likely to give birth via a c-section.

When we consider that Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth related complications, we have to wonder, what impact is unnecessary surgery having on those numbers?

Full article below.

04/20/2026

Lying flat on your back is one of the least physiologic positions for birth. It works against gravity, narrows the pelvic outlet, and can reduce blood flow to the baby. At home, most moms instinctively want to be upright to deliver their baby. Do a few want to be on their back? Yes....and if that feels the best for them, that's just fine