<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0klLEz_192vK15000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0klLEz_192vK15000" width="1200" height="600" >SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Some local mothers, already weeks into their pregnancies, are searching for new care after Mercy changed its policy this week on who is allowed to perform vaginal births after caesarean, known as VBACs.Previously, midwives through Mercy’s midwife program were permitted to perform VBACs. Under the new policy, OB/GYNs will lead the care team for patients with high-risk pregnancies.In a statement, Mercy said: “Mercy is proud to provide a comprehensive women’s health program, including low-intervention birth plans. Because our midwives and OB/GYNs work closely together, we’re able to help patients move safely through their birth plan and adjust as needed to ensure a safe delivery for mother and baby. Our collaborative approach means our patients’ care stays connected, informed, and centered on their needs. To help patients with a high-risk pregnancy have a safe birthing experience, OB/GYNs will lead the care team.”<h2>One mother’s experience</h2>Ashley Jenkins is just past her first trimester and counting the weeks until her seventh baby arrives. She is also now searching for someone new to deliver her baby — it will not be her midwife at Mercy.Jenkins said she learned of the change directly from her provider.“She said there’s been some policy changes. Unfortunately, we’re not going to be able to be the ones to help you deliver this baby,” Jenkins said.Jenkins wants a low-intervention birth, which she said a midwife is better suited to provide.“I just felt like through my labors with them, they were much more willing to listen to me and hear me out about what I felt like was happening with my body,” she said.<h2>Patient calls for individualized care</h2>Jenkins said the policy change disrupts the wishes of some mothers, including her own. She said she believes a VBAC is not equally high-risk for every patient and hopes Mercy will reconsider.“I think it is important as a woman and as a provider to take into account each patient’s individual history, their specific situations, because it isn’t a one-size-fits-all,” Jenkins said.Jenkins said she is not certain she will deliver at Mercy and hopes the hospital will offer mothers more options going forward.“My ideal would be that they would listen, hopefully change the policy, or at least look at some ways that they could adapt the policy to kind of work in favor for all of us,” she said.To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email.</div></body>

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Mercy changes VBAC policy, removing midwives from high-risk deliveries

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