THE VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER THE CESAREAN EXPERIENCE, by Lynn Baptisti Richards (1987), contains the first hand accounts of women who went through VBAC as well as the stories of the partners, midwives and physicians that supported them.

ARTEMIS SPEAKS; VBAC STORIES AND NATURAL CHILDBIRTH INFORMATION, by Nan Koehler (Koehler, 1989).

HAVING A CESAREAN BABY: The Complete Guide For A Happy And Safe Cesarean Childbirth Experience, 2nd revised edition 1991, by Richard Hausknecht and Joan Rattner-Heilman. A VBAC positive book designed to provide information and support to couples hopeful of a emotionally fulfilling Cesarean birth.

REBOUNDING FROM CHILDBIRTH: Toward Emotional Recovery, 1994, by Lynn Madsen. Recovering emotionally and physiologically from a traumatic experience.

Useful Addresses

• VBAC CANADA, 8 Gilgorm Rd, Toronto, ON, M5N 2M5.

• C/SEC (CESAREAN/SUPPORT/EDUCATION AND CONCERN), 22 Forest Rd, Framingham, Mass 01701. 508-877-8266.

C/Sec serves parents and professionals who want information and support in relation to Cesarean childbirth, prevention and VBAC's.

• INTERNATIONAL CESAREAN AWARENESS NETWORK, PO Box 152, Syracuse, NY, 13210. 315-424-1942.

This group grew out of necessity from C/SEC. Its goals are to educate women and practitioners in order to decrease the number of women having first Cesareans and to increase the number of women having VBAC's. They publish a feisty newsletter called the Cesarean Prevention Clarion.

All the above books can be ordered by mail from:

• PARENTBOOKS, 201 Harbord Ave, Toronto, ON, M5S 1H6. 416-537-8334.

• BIRTH AND LIFE BOOKSTORE, 7001 Alonzo Ave NW, PO Box 70625, Seattle, WA 98107-0625. 206-789-4444.