A rhetorical VBAC waiver question...?

myantonia

Why do the make us sign a waiver for a VBAC?  Do they make you sign a waiver for agreeing to a RCS?  It seems so strange.  

 

When my OB was going through the waiver, she kept saying things like "we make you sign this to state that we've gone over the risks, even though your risks are fewer with a VBAC than an RCS."  So why do we need a waiver to agree to something that's LESS risky?  

 

I guess I don't really expect someone to have a concrete answer.  I was just wondering about this the other day.  Things that would never cross my mind unless I was in the wonderful world of VBACs

Leap08

I'm pretty sure I had to sign something consenting to my first c-section, so I'm sure I would have to for a RCS. I think you have to sign a waiver anytime you have surgery.

papagena

myantonia:

When my OB was going through the waiver, she kept saying things like "we make you sign this to state that we've gone over the risks, even though your risks are fewer with a VBAC than an RCS."  So why do we need a waiver to agree to something that's LESS risky?  

 

THIS IS WHAT I DON"T GET!!!! 

However, I didn't have to sign a waiver at all for my VBAC.  I think I did for my original c/s, although that is a bit of a blur.

iris427

Because OBs get sued more for VBACs gone wrong than RCS gone wrong, or so they say.  It's not about logic, it's about how things look in the courtroom.  Sadly that is dictating more and more of our medical care in this country.

holly321

I didn't have to sign anything for the c section, just the anesthesia.

But try not to blame the ob, their malpractice insurance may require it.

Geekchick921

Informed consent.  And it wasn't my midwife that insisted I sign it, but the hospital where she delivers.

 I was pretty irritated that, while the information packet was pretty inclusive of the risks and benefits to ERCS and VBAC, it completely glazed over the increased risk of placenta complications that arise with multiple Cesareans.

MAprincess

Geekchick921:

Informed consent.  And it wasn't my midwife that insisted I sign it, but the hospital where she delivers.

 I was pretty irritated that, while the information packet was pretty inclusive of the risks and benefits to ERCS and VBAC, it completely glazed over the increased risk of placenta complications that arise with multiple Cesareans.

I signed this exact same one, and yes- it is required by the hospital.  But at least ours MENTIONED the risks of RCS while some other hospitals don't even mention it.