The VBAC HUB
Bringing you all the VBAC information you’ve been searching for
Welcome to the VBAC HUB
I speak to so many parents who want a VBAC but are not sure whether it is safe, supported, or even possible for them.
You may have been told, either directly or indirectly, that VBAC is risky, unlikely to work, or something you are “allowed” only under very specific conditions.
So you are frantically Googling at 2am and scouring the socials for anything that helps you make sense of it. Because you have seen the stories:
– Home births
– Water births
– VBACs in the birth centre
Experiences that look very different to what you have been told is possible in your own appointments.
You are not wrong, you are missing information.
This is where The VBAC Hub comes in. A growing community, built to answer the questions nobody is really answering for you.
VBAC Statistics
Most of what you hear about VBAC focuses on risk. But when you look at the research properly, the picture is very different.
Most women and birthing people planning a VBAC will go on to have one. RCOG, 2015
For context, this is lower than other pregnancy complications that get talked about far less often. Every pregnant person has a 0.8% chance of cord prolapse and/or placental abruption. INOSS, 2019
Doing the work really does make a difference. Pancetti et al, 2026
Are you a birth worker?
Creating a community of VBAC supporters across the UK
VBAC is one of the most misunderstood birth pathways in maternity care. If you’re honest, it’s probably one area where your original birth training didn’t go very deep.
That isn’t a reflection on how good you are at your job. It’s a reflection on how huge this topic is and how little space it was given in most of our training.
The caesarean rate keeps rising, more families are entering pregnancy after a caesarean every year, and the conversations, education, and support around VBAC haven’t kept up.
This is what I call the VBAC Gap.
Parents are left piecing it together from forums, podcasts, and 2am Google searches, hoping the birth worker they reach for understands what they’re navigating.
Closing that gap doesn’t happen through policy. It happens when birth workers on the ground, in antenatal classes, clinics, and birth rooms, understand VBAC well enough to properly support the families who come to them.
Birth workers like you.
The VBAC Birth Worker Course is specialist VBAC training for doulas, antenatal teachers, hypnobirthing instructors, and midwives who know this conversation deserves better.
Changing the landscape of VBAC support across the UK
SUPPORT PARENTS
Through honest, evidence-based VBAC preparation that takes the whole picture seriously.
TRAIN BIRTH WORKERS
So every family has access to specialist VBAC support in their local area.
BUILD A RESOURCE BASE
A growing library of honest, grounded VBAC information in one place.
HELLO, I’M APRIL
I was the one at 2am Googling for answers that didn’t make me feel like a statistic.
After my first two births ended in caesareans, I worked incredibly hard to find the research, unlearn the fear, and trust my instincts again. In 2016 I had a water birth VBAC with no interventions.
It wasn’t luck. It was knowing my rights, finding the right support, and opting out of consultant led care.
I started The VBAC Hub because I want that same “I did this” feeling to be accessible to everyone. Not just the few who can hyperfocus their way through the evidence.
I’m a VBAC specialist, doula, and antenatal teacher with over a decade of experience.
I’m here to bridge the gap for you.
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The VBAC Hub Podcast
The VBAC Hub Podcast is a space to listen to VBAC birth stories and honest conversations about VBAC in the community.
It’s everything you’ve been craving.
You’ll hear stories from across the spectrum, including hospital births, birth centre births, home births, and free births, each with their own twists, turns, and complexities.
Listening to other people’s stories can be a powerful place to start. They help you understand how birth unfolds, how the maternity system operates in practice, and how different choices are navigated along the way.
What birth workers are saying about the VBAC HUB
“This course has been so valuable, not just for VBAC but birth in general. I’m so glad that you created it and I can’t wait to start sharing my knowledge with clients and have more people feeling confident to have VBACs.”
“April has completely shifted the way I approach conversations and discussions around VBACs. Hearing the lived experience alongside the evidence has been invaluable. I encourage everyone to train with the VBAC Hub, you won’t regret it.”
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