Hospital Name
| Location
| Contact Number
| VBAC Policy
| Comments
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| Bradley Memorial Hospital | Southington | (860) 276-5386
| Determined by doctor | Physician determines if you are a candidate for a VBAC by medical history and previous C-section. |
| Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport | (203) 384-3000 | Determined by doctor | VBAC not recommended for women who have had more than one previous c-section. Women who have had c-sections for failure to progess or CPD. More suitable for women who have had c-section for breech presentation or fetal distress |
| Bristol Hospital | Bristol
| (860) 585-3000 | Allowed
| Hospital staff stated that Bristol Hospital takes a more natural approach to birth, but had a high induction rate as a result of patients wanting to "schedule" their birth. Hospital offers telemetry units in every room, encourages mothers to get out of bed and walk during labor. Hospital also offers 24 hour anesthesia
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| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | Torrington
| (860) 496-6666 | Determined by doctor
| Hospital staff was not friendly or accomidating to any questions, very rushed, would not give their name and continued to say all questions would need to be personally answered by patients OB/GYN.
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Danbury Hospital
| Danbury
| (203) 797-7971
| Determined by docto
| Was not able to speak with anyone on the L&D floor, staff claimed to be too busy, and will not answer questions unless a specific patient.
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Day Kimball Hospital
| Putnam
| (860) 963-6355
| VBAC BAN!! | |
| Greenwich Hospital | Greenwich
| (203) 863-3000
| Determined by doctor
| Hospital staff said there are a few doctors on staf that 100% refuse to do VBAC because they are "too risky". During labor ALL VBAC mothers are required to have constant fetal monitoring and complete IV.
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| Griffin Hospital | Derby
| (203) 735-7421
| Determined by doctor
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Hartford Hospital
| Hartford
| (860) 545-5000
| Allowed
| Staff member claimed they do VBAC's all the time, bad candidate for VBAC would be women who never went into labor on their own, small pelvic size, baby size. Good VBAC candidates are women who experienced fetal distress c-sections.
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Hospital of St. Raphaels
| New Haven
| (203) 789-3000
| Determined by doctor
| More doctors are receptive to VBACs, and some doctors personally do not like to do them at all, but the hospital in general will do VBAC. They do not use pitocin or any methods of induction for VBAC mothers, and they are required to have a full IV and constant monitoring during labor.
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Johnson Memorial Hospital
| Stafford Springs
| (860) 684-4251
| VBAC BAN! | VBAC's at this hospital are formally banned via hospital policy. |
| Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | New London
| (860)-442-0711
| Determined by doctor
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Manchester Memorial Hospital
| Manchester
| (860) 872-5150
| Determined by doctor
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| Middlesex Hospital | Middletown | (860) 358-6000
| Allowed
| Only one doctor on staff will do VBAC. |
Midstate Medical Center
| Meriden
| 203-697-8200
| Determined by doctor
| Telemetry is available for VBAC patients, constant monitoring is required. Doctors vary on VBAC status, some are more receptive than others.
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Milford Hospital
| Milford
| 203-876-4000
| Allowed
| Charge nurse said that the hospital allows, but that is up to the doctor. She said she has seen VBACs done there and was informative about the added risks and decision making factors for VBACs after multiple cesareans.
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| New Britian General Hospital | New Britian
| (860) 224-5446
| Determined by doctor
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| New Milford Hospital | New Milford
| 860.355.2611
| De facto ban
| the hospital has no ban and it is up to the physicians. There’s three practices in the area, but she was not specific about which one may allow it and didn’t know for sure if a VBAC had been done at the hospital |
Norwalk Hospital
| Norwalk
| (203) 852-2000 | Allowed
| Charge nurse says the hospital allows VBACs and has seen them done. She says it is up to the doctor to allow them or not and counseled me to go through one of the midwives that works there if I wanted VBAC |
| Rockville General Hospital | Vernon Rockville
| | Allowed
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Sharon Hospital
| Sharon
| (860) 364-4124
| Determined by doctor
| Sharon Hospital has a 21% cesarean rate and rately does VBACs. Constant monitoring would be required if you could find an OB/GYN on staff that would agree to a VBAC. VBACs are very few and far between at Sharon Hospital.
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Stamford Hospital
| Stamford
| (203) 276-1000
| Determined by doctor
| Hospital will not induce VBAC patients, requires some kind of IV line open, does not require constant monitoring but monitors much more closely because of the previous cesarean. Nurse I spoke with stressed that most of the on staff doctors will want a c-section if you go over your due date.
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St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center
| Hartford
| | Allowed
| Nurse said they do allow VBACs and has seen them done. It’s a decision made between patient and OB. |
St. Mary's Hospital
| Waterbury
| (203) 709-6000 | Allowed
| The hospital also has a birth center which VBAC is NOT allowed in. You must be in normal L&D with continuous fetal monitoring. |
St. Vincent's Medical Center
| Bridgeport | 203-576-6000 | Determined by doctor | Most doctors in this area will not do VBAC because they do not want to take the liability risk.
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University of Connecticut Medical Center
| Farmington
| 860-679-7692 | Allowed
| VBAC approval depends on reason for your primary cesarean.
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| Waterbury Hospital | Waterbury
| (203) 573-6000 | Allowed
| VBAC allowed after only one previous c-section, depending on the reason for your primary c-section. 2 VBAC friendly doctors. |
William W Backus Hospital
| Norwich
| (860) 889-8331
| Allowed
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| Yale New Haven Hospital | New Haven
| (203) 688-4242
| Allowed
| Hospital website states they are big VBAC supporters but no staff in the L&D was able to answer any questions and gave the run around.
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