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Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center is hosting an Open House with the Minnesota Baby Expo this Thursday March 25th from 3-7pm.  Come tour our facility and learn more about the exciting things happening at the Center! Wonderful raffle items provided by the Minnesota Baby Expo.  Hope to see you there!

Pre-sale tickets are available at a reduced “early” registration fee.

• Early Bird: March 15 through April 7 – $50/person $25 for an additional household member
• Regular Registration: April 8 through May 17 – $60/person, $25 for an additional household member
• Registration at the door: $70/person, $30 for an additional household member

Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center is a sponsor of this event!

A National Institute of Health (NIH) panel is urging doctors to offer more women the chance at VBAC. According to the NIH, the whole idea of “once a cesarean, always a cesarean” should get tossed out the window, though of course doctors need to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. Here’s a highlight from an Associated Press story that ran yesterday:

“Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel…” and “The NIH panel urged that doctors offer mothers-to-be an unbiased look at the pros and cons, so they can decide for themselves.” Read the full story here.

Many factors go into a successful VBAC.  But here’s some great news, according to the NIH: “Rigorous research shows that a trial of labor is successful in nearly 75 percent of cases, and maternal mortality is actually lower for women who have a trial of labor, regardless of whether they end up delivering vaginally or by cesarean.”