Check out this article about Des Moines women having to travel to Iowa City for access to VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean, shown to be perfectly safe and beneficial for most women who've had a previous cesarean birth). These women are seeking the care of nurse midwives at the UIHC.
A quotation:
"Ericson says if V-Bac was more commonplace, the state could probably cut its rate of Cesarean surgery in half. She says at least a dozen studies point to the dangers of Cesarean surgery, which carries twice the risk of injury and death for both mother and baby."
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