VBAC Resources in Denver, Colorado

Personally, I only have experience with midwives in the Denver area doing VBACs. There are OB/GYNs in the area that I have also heard are supportive. Do your research!

VBAC Friendly Midwives

Hospital Midwives

Center for Midwifery; Fitsimmons / University Hospital
Colorado Nurse Midwives; Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital
The Midwifery Group at Swedish; Swedish Hospital
Westside Women’ Care; Lutheran Hospital

Homebirth Midwives

DeAna Durbin
Karin Hoskin (Boulder)
Julie Hughes………...……………………………...………………………………..303.562.5651
Jan Lapetino………………………………..……………………………………….303.778.7852
Kathryn Raines(Intern-Midwife supervised by Elizabeth Moore)………...….…303.232.8212
Karen Robinson
Janet Schwab
Marin Wood (Intern-Midwife supervised by Jan Lapetino)


Interview questions to find a VBAC supportive health care provider:

  1. Approximately how many VBACs have you attended?
  2. Of those patients in your practice who wanted VBACS, how many were successful?
  3. What do you think my chances are of VBAC success, given my childbirth history?
  4. What is your cesarean rate?
  5. How do you usually manage a postdate pregnancy or a suspected CPD with VBAC moms?
  6. What's a reasonable length of time for a VBAC labor if I'm healthy and my baby appears to be healthy?
  7. Do your on-call partners support VBAC?
  8. What is your usual recommendation for IVs, Pitocin, prostaglandin gel, amniotomy, epidurals, confinement to bed, EFM (and so on) for VBAC moms?

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