Anyone have to sign a VBAC consent form?

Bashert628 · September 2011

My OB made me sign one yesterday. It basically listed all the things that could go wrong with a VBAC and it really made me nervous. I realize that my OB was probably just covering his ass but still.

NickaDee07 · September 2011

That's strange. I'm not as far along as you but my Doctor know I really really want one. He hasn't mentioned me signing a consent form but he has mentioned a lot the SMALL chance of uterine rupture.

Pacheco825 · September 2011

I have to sign two! One for my OB and one for the hospital.

MAprincess · September 2011

I had to sign one. It actually had the risks list for a VBAC and a RCS. I had to check off which one I was requesting and sign it. So, it was a little more even than a straght VBAC form, but I think they are pretty common.

Geekchick921 · September 2011

I had to sign one, too. It was actually for a ERCS or a VBAC ToL. I had to read the info packet the hospital releases (all stuff we all already know) with the risks and benefits for both ERCS and VBAC, check which one I wanted, and sign, same as MAPrincess.

The doctor and hospital have to cover their bases and make sure you've given informed consent. Could you imagine the legal shitstorm that would ensue if a VBAC patient with a rupture claimed they weren't properly informed of that risk and there was no evidence to the contrary?

+diana82+ · September 2011

My hospital has one that I signed. It wasn't scary though - it listed reasons why one would be eligible for a vbac, a blurb about possible risks (that to me didn't seem exaggerated) and noted that I could opt to change course at any time.

704bride · September 2011

I was given one, mainly because I was asking for the risks associated with it and the consent form included all of that. They haven't asked for me to actually sign it yet. I'm sure I'll have to. It makes sense that they want people to make an informed decision.

lostaspen · September 2011

I have a CPM and had to sign a form saying I understood all the risks, blah blah blah. I think she's required to have me sign it since she's part of the NM Midwife Association. None of it was new to me though, so I wasnt surprised by it.

preg_amy · September 2011

I had to sign one. It wasn't too scary just because it's all the risks that I knew already.

KSimone619 · September 2011

Yes, but I would have to also sign forms for a c-section. There are risks either way.

Geekchick921 · September 2011

KSimone619:
Yes, but I would have to also sign forms for a c-section. There are risks either way.

This, too. Hell, you sign consent forms when you check into L&D even as a first time mom, IIRC.

chankins14 · September 2011

My MW told me that I will have to sign one, just haven't had to yet.

JenniferL923 · September 2011

MAprincess:
I had to sign one. It actually had the risks list for a VBAC and a RCS. I had to check off which one I was requesting and sign it. So, it was a little more even than a straght VBAC form, but I think they are pretty common.

Ditto, mine listed risks of both and I had to sign which I was requesting.

Bashert628 · September 2011

OK I'm glad I asked. My doctor's office (and actually the hospital I will deliver at) is notorious for c/s. In fact, we have something like the 3rd highest c/s rate in the country. It's insane. I guess the reason the form made me nervous was the way it was worded. It listed everything that could go wrong if you have a VBAC, and then at the end there were 2 check boxes - one saying "I want a repeat c/s" and the other stating "I still want a VBAC" (maybe not those exact words but something similar).

BlinkingLight1 · September 2011

Yes, I signed one. It wasn't really anything I didn't already know, but it is a bummer to see it all spelled out like that.

MissBHaven1024 · September 2011

It's not uncommon for you to have to sign a waiver stating that you acknowledge the risk of a VBAC and that you are still wanting to proceed with one. If you were going in for a C-section, you would have to sign a similar paper that would say you are acknowledging the risk of major surgery. It's nothing to be nervous about.

Leap08 · September 2011

I will have to sign one for the hospital, but it has to be signed within 30 days of delivery, so I haven't signed it yet. I'd also have to sign one for a repeat c-section, and had to sign one for my first c-section. I don't think it's a big deal.

cchill01 · September 2011

You also signed one for your first c-section...you just might not remember it. It was fairly terrifying list out everything from infection, to blood clots, to infertility, to paralyzation, to death. good times.

RobynK · September 2011

yes, I had to sign one.

mbear511 · September 2011

I did have to sign a consent form - it didn't mention risks involved but more about fetal monitoring, having an IV port put in and that a c-section would be scheduled for me at 41 weeks. It also said that I would not be induced and would have to go into labor on my own.

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