NIH Consensus Development Conference: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights

This webcast can be streamed right to our homes here in South Texas!

The NIH is holding a conference on VBAC in March. Please pass this along to
any moms, doulas or midwives groups. VBAC moms and birth professionals who
can come and join in on the discussion groups is appreciated.

http://icanofdc.blogspot.com/

NIH Conference site:

http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbac.htm

ICAN is also looking for some VBAC moms to help them with their own stories
about insurance, etc. Please

http://ican-online.org/

Thank you C for passing on the info!

How to file a complaint against a doctor, midwife or hospital in the Corpus Christi area:

Here's some good info I thought would be important to have archived on the blog:

If you feel that you received birth care or treatment that did not meet standards or was unacceptable in any way, you have access to a complaint process. Remember that taking action when you have been treated in an inappropriate manner can help to prevent others from being harmed in the future.

PHYSICIANS

Please visit the website for more detailed information.

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us?HFP/complain_HFlicensing.shtm

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/consumers/complain/complain.php

Complain Hotline: 1-800-201-9353

Mail complaints to the following address. You must call the Complaint Hotline to request the appropriate form.

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Investigations Department, MC-263

P.O. Box 2018

Austin, TX 78768-2018

HOSPITALS

Please visit the website for more detailed information.

http://www.hospitalcomplaint.com/

Mail or Fax Complaints to the following address:

Health Facility Licensing and Compliance Division

Texas Department of Health

1100 West 49th St.

Austin, TX 78756

FAX (512) 834-6653

COMPLAINT HOTLINE (888) 973-0022

NURSES

http://www.bne.state.tx.us/about/complaint.html

MIDWIVES

The following information is taken from

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/midwife/mw_complaint.shtm

"An individual who wishes to file a complaint against a licensed midwife, or a person who is practicing midwifery in Texas without a license, may write to:

Complaints Management and Investigative Section
P.O. Box 141369
Austin, Texas 78714-1369

or call 1-800-942-5540 to request the appropriate form or obtain more information. This number is for complaints only. Please direct routine calls and correspondence to the phone number and address on the "Contact Us" page."

You can also find more information at the North American Registry of Midwives:

http://www.narm.org/peerreview.htm#Grievance

For help in writing a formal complaint letter, please visit:

http://www.birthnetwork.org/Content/Documents/Document.ashx?DocId=20673

For more support or help in dealing with this process, please feel free to contact

southtexasbirthadvocates@gmail.com