Social Media, Power, and the Future of VBAC

Amy M Romano¹, Hilary Gerber, Desirre Andrews

• ¹AMY M. ROMANO is a midwife, mother, and author of the Lamaze research blog , Science & Sensibility. She coordinates blogger outreach for Lamaze International and won the 2010 National Advocacy Award from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services for her social media efforts. She is co-author with Henci Goer of the second edition of Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities and co-editor of the ninth edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, both due out in 2011. HILARY GERBER is a third-year osteopathic medical student at Nova Southeastern School of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida. She is a predoctoral research fellow currently investigating evidence-based birth, pregnancy, and birth interventions. She writes the Mom's Tinfoil Hat blog (www.momstinfoilhat.wordpress.com) and is a regular contributor to the Mothers In Medicine blog (www.mothersinmedicine.com). DESIRRE ANDREWS has been part of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) for 6 years, is the current ICAN President, and is a 2VBA2C (two vaginal births after two cesareans) mother. She is also a childbirth educator, labor doula, childbirth-educator trainer, birth blogger, and public speaker.