My friend Sara had her baby! A little girl named Claire Julia now joins their family of three. I'm so incredibly proud of Sara because she had the VBAC she was so intent on having. I hope she's feeling on top of the world right now, just four hours since the birth.

It's makes me so sad and so angry that the mainstream medical establishment is deep in a VBAC backlash right now. They falsely believe or at least say the reason many hospitals refuse to do VBACS is a safety issue. If anyone looks at the studies, though, they'll see that labors allowed to progress naturally - not induced or intervened - are perfectly safe. The chance of uterine rupture in those cases is very small. Considering what doctors get paid in order to perform a c-section rather than attending a vaginal birth, it's no wonder they're so supportive of this way overused surgery.

Here's an amazing, empowering woman and her thoughts on birth, c-sections, what have you: BirthLove. Her entire site used to be free to all, but I believe financial considerations prompted her to make some areas subscriber only. At least you can sample her wisdom and insight.