The following
is a list of area care providers who may be supportive
of VBACs. Please note that these are NOT
recommendations or endorsements from ICAN of Tampa
but rather a list to serve as a resource for women.
An indiviual's experience with a particular group
or provider may vary. It's important to interview
several care providers to find the right fit for
you and remember to bring your list of questions.
This information does
change, if you know of a care provider not on the
list, please contact
us. If you find this list is not accurate, please
let us know that as well.
Barefoot
Birth
Charlie Rae Young, LM, CPM
(813) 944-9120
Childbirth
Options, LLC.
Sizzly M Auer, LM, CPM
(813) 381-6430
Circle
of Life Childbirth Practice
Cheryl Moore, LM, CPM
(813) 426-2397
Holistic
Maternity
Katrina Hollon, LM, CPM
727-565-8798
Lakeland
Midwifery Care
(863) 660-0048
Little Miracles Midwifery
Services
Jill Adams Stoudemire, CPM, LM
(727) 550-7335
Nora Hernando, CNM, ARNP
(727) 282-8993
Precious Blessings Midwife Care
Rebecca Finklea, CPM, LM
(813) 451-4093
Sweet
Child of Mine
Kim Verbarg, CPM, LM
(813) 685-8404
215 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon, FL. 33511
Wonderfully
Made Midwifery Care
Katie Miller, CPM, LM
813-506-1823
(listed alphabetically)
Department
of Obstetrics & Gynecology USF Health
(813) 259-8500
Florida
Women's Care
Dr. Tom Umstead
1812 Health Care Drive
New Port Richey, FL 34655
(727) 376-2229
St.
Petersburg Perinatology Group
625 Sixth Avenue South
Suite 340
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 553-7903
Watson
Clinic
(863) 680-7000
Bella Vista Building
1755 N. Florida Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33805
--and--
Lakeland Highlands Office
2140 E. County Rd. 540A
Lakeland, FL 33813
Women's
Care Florida Lakeland OB/GYN
Main Office
1733 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33805
(863) 688-1528
--and--
South Office
619 Midflorida Drive, Suite 3
Lakeland, FL 33813
(863) 644-4496
Women’s
Health Care
5 Tampa General Circle #240
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 258-3309
--and--
6450 38th Avenue North
Suite 320
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 344-1234
Questions
to Ask
Below are some suggestions or
ideas of questions you might ask when talking to
a care provider about planning a VBAC:
- Of the last 10 women that
have come to you originally wanting VBAC, how
many were able to have their VBAC? (kind of asking
their VBAC success rate, but this number should
represent better, as it will be lower if they
tend to talk women out of it during their pregnancy)
- What do you think would prevent
me from having a VBAC?
- What do you believe are my
chances for having a VBAC?
- I have now read more information
regarding my previous c-section, and I’m
curious to know what your practice would do in
the same situation to help me avoid a c-section,
either prenatally or during labor?
- What is your normal protocol for
a VBAC mom reaching 41 weeks? 42 weeks?
- If I hit 42 weeks (or whatever
gestation you recommend me to deliver by), would
you consider induction, or just schedule a c-section?
If induction, what are my options (ROM, pitocin
– how much, etc.)?
- What circumstances, later
in my pregnancy would contraindicate a VBAC and
make you recommend a RCS?
- If I do go past my due date,
what tests would you suggest? (BPP, US, NST),
when would you suggest l they begin, and how often
would you recommend I need them?
- Will you recommend an ultrasound
to estimate weight late in pregnancy?
- How do you feel about VBACers
birthing "big" babies? What do you think
is "big"?
- When in labor, what stipulations
do you have for VBACing moms? For example, do
you require continuous monitoring? Do you have
a time limit for progression in labor (ie, I need
to dilate 1cm each hour)? Do you recommend your
VBACing moms to have an epidural?
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