The Doula Playbook for VBACs:
Proven Strategies for Supporting Redemptive Empowered Births
We all know the truth: that repeat cesarean birth is rarely “medically necessary.”
For us birth doulas the realities weigh heavy on us sometimes, don't they? Realities like:
The c-section rate is too high, and so many are having repeat cesareans.
Too few are given real choices or true support from their OBs
Families want a vaginal birth after cesarean, but the system steers them toward surgery.
You and I became doulas for many reasons, and for sure we stepped into this calling because we believe in women’s ability to birth. And we believe everyone deserves to have their voice heard and their choices respected and supported.
But have you ever left a birth feeling discouraged and when it comes to VBACs wondering: 'Why aren’t more VBACs happening? Is there something I'm missing or more I could be doing?'
Supporting VBAC clients is one of the most impactful ways to improve birth experiences.
With the right skillset specifically for VBACs you don’t have to ever be left wondering again if there was something you missed. You can step into VBAC support with confidence and guide your clients to heal from their past terrible birth experiences and have it be different this time!
Imagine for a moment…
…that you had a quick extremely inexpensive way to become the doula who helps more women achieve VBAC
...that you could read, and then study, two chapters a day
...and you will have what you need to confidently - and honestly - market yourself as a doula specializing in VBACs, in just 5 days from Right Now!
No more feeling defeated seeing your clients VBAC dreams slip away
No more feeling unsure of the strategies that truly make a difference
No more feeling like you are failing —you're not. The hospital birth system is stacked against women, and especially so for women going for a VBAC. You just need to learn the additional prep your client needs from you, and what the strategies are that must always be used
This is for you if...
You're that doula who knows that her client's next birth can be different from the last one. That it can be a story of healing! And reclaiming her power.
And maybe you're also that doula who isn't 100% sure of all that can be done to get her client there. Well, then this is the guide you’ve been waiting for!
Make the impact you set out to make by gaining knowledge and skill in all these areas:
✔️ Myths and misconceptions about VBAC birth
✔️ Supporting the emotional journey of having a vaginal birth after cesarean, and helping your client heal from their previous birth experience
✔️ Building a collaborative relationship with healthcare providers
✔️ Your client's VBAC birth plan
✔️ Educating your clients on the typical hospital VBAC "process"
✔️ Educating your clients on the informed consent process
✔️ Integrating alternative therapies
✔️ Postpartum support for your VBAC client
✔️ Building Your VBAC Doula Practice
✔️ Case Studies and Real-Life VBAC Experiences
✔️ Lessons Learned from Clients
✔️ Resources for Doulas Supporting VBAC
✔️ A list of what goes into the physical and mental preparation for VBAC birth, and elaboration on each item on the list
✔️ The mind body connection
✔️ Knowing that your client not having an epidural increases the likelihood that she will have her desired VBAC birth the topic of how to cope with labour is so important. In this eBook Rava teaches about the importance of educating your client on effective coping skills - ones that really work (not just “comfort measures”); and emphasizes that if you don't feel confident and don't know what these techniques are to send your client to a birth prep course that is going to adequately teach them enough strategies that they can cope effectively throughout their labour in order to avoid getting an epidural.
All of that is contained in The Doula Playbook for VBACs eBook
Priced right now for only $15 Cdn / $11 usd
The guidance and strategies doulas need for the VBAC journeys women deserve!
Empower yourself with this in-depth 78 page training guide and find out how much more confident you could feel in supporting your VBAC/HBAC clients!
Take your skills deeper, because there are so many families who need doulas well-trained in helping them avoid another cesarean birth.
If you are a birth doula who is passionate about redemptive births, this book was written for you!
Ready to guide families to redemptive, powerful VBAC experiences?
Download your copy now and start leading the change we all know desperately needs to happen
Tired of seeing your clients VBAC dreams slip away?
From this guide you’ll learn how to:
✔️ Understand the unique needs of VBAC clients
✔️ Use actionable insights about the physical and emotional preparation that is needed
✔️ Identify the subtle emotional “pressure points” that can make or break a VBAC experience
✔️ Debunk myths, navigate fears, and help your clients move beyond trauma
✔️ Navigate “VBAC hot spots” in real time
✔️ Ignite confidence so pregnant women feel protected, informed, and ready
✔️ Give your clients (both parents) what they need to stand strong when the system pushes back (if they are choosing to birth in a hospital)
✔️ Identify exactly which interventions / medical support have the highest likelihood of shifting your client's birth towards a repeat cesarean
✔️ Do more than encourage your clients to "stand strong", because they may freeze under pressure; so instead make many game plans for different scenarios
“The guidance in this Rava Womb eBook changed everything for me. I finally understand why VBAC doula support is so nuanced. I always knew it was different than supporting my other clients, sure. Like, my prenatal visits were different of course…but I don’t think I really understood how many layers there are to supporting a mother going for a VBAC —until I read this book."
—Antonia V.
Grow a thriving doula practice
rooted in providing VBAC support
Become an expert in preparing VBAC clients physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually
Build collaborative relationships with care providers (even when it’s challenging)
Support postpartum recovery, bonding, and breastfeeding after VBAC
Whether you’re new to VBAC support or ready to explore this 'niche' —either way, this comprehensive, hands‑on manual is designed to support you to lead your clients toward powerful, redemptive VBAC/HBAC birth experiences.
Is the book digital?
Yes. The eBook is a downloadable 78 page PDF.
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I've been a doula for a while now, will I learn anything new?
Whether you’re a seasoned doula or beginning your doula journey, this book will teach you new skills and help you make a lasting impact in the lives of VBAC families. Elevate your practice and help your clients achieve the empowered births they deserve.
How practical is the information?
The VBAC Doula Playbook provides you with proven strategies, holistic approaches and practical tools to guide clients through every stage of their VBAC/HBAC journey.
You’ll uncover Rava’s Strategic VBAC Method — a 5 step approach that has consistently:
Removed anxiety at every prenatal milestone
Instilled rock‑solid confidence in clients facing a “high‑risk” label
Created a clear game plan - for everyone. So doulas and families always know the next move
Fostered an empowered protected space where intervention feels like the last resort
Made "TOLACs" turn into VBACs
This isn’t just theory. These are the exact tools that helped one mother go from feeling like “just a number” to birthing her son vaginally, without an epidural or interventions, and emerge stronger than ever.
If you’re ready to offer a level of VBAC support that changes lives!
If you're ready to become the doula families trust with their most important journey!
Then The Doula Playbook: VBACs is your blueprint.
When I was a new doula, I would have loved to have a mentor to guide me. It was intimidating...those first births where I questioned everything. I recall one time when I felt I was running out of ways to 'help' a client who was hoping for a specific outcome for her birth. I reached out to Rava to draw upon her experience, hoping for suggestions.
What I received instead was something much more valuable. She walked me through a unique process. My mind and heart were opened to a new perspective! The result was I took a much more effective approach and my client was able to access her own inner wisdom, even as the medical odds may have seemed to be stacked against her.
Because Rava guided me to an understanding of how to hand this woman's power back to her, rather than giving her typical suggestions to ‘solve her problem’, this had a profound impact on her birth.
—Jennifae Coburn, Doula, Body Mind Birth
The families are ready. The need is real.
Are you ready?
Get The Doula Playbook for VBACs now
for $15 Cdn / $11 usd
Special Pricing for the Next:
This isn’t about promising clients that with "your skills" or "method" that they will have the VBAC they want.
Because no one can guarantee that.
It’s about giving you more to tip the scales with.
So fewer women experience their loss of agency and have the redemptive birth they long for.
With expert insight from Canadian pioneer doula, Rava Burke, practicing for 30 years, you can strengthen your doula practice to either exclusively or partially focus on VBAC/HBAC clients.
Because women deserve the chance.
And doulas deserve to know how to support them.
“I used to feel powerless when my VBAC clients faced pushback. When we got to the hospital. Not a good feeling. Now, for the last 3 births where my clients had their VBAC - yay! - I've had this new way of doing prenatal visits with them, and when supporting them in labor I've had the strategies and training. I've felt this renewed confidence, that I can really support them - and that feels so good!"
—Brittney M.
FAQs
Who is the author?
Hi ! I'm Rava Burke and I wrote this eBook not to make money so I have put a really accessible price on it because I see the need for this out-of-control cesarean section rate to be stopped from continually rising. And I am sure you want that too! I have been a birth doula and birth prep educator for so long (since 1995 ) that I remember a time when the C-section rate wasn't this high. I also remember a time when our C-section rate here in Canada - I am Canadian - was not as high as it was in the U.S. But that's not even true anymore! I continue to be sickened and saddened by what birthing people continue to have to fight against.
I've been a doula mentor for quite some time too, and in 2022 when I retired from actively attending births I found more time to be able to write. And so this e-Book is one of many that I hope to offer birth doulas. The others I've written (so far) are for parents. And recently I have also focused on getting my childbirth prep course (that I'd been doing with groups of parents for 25 years —until the pandemic) online so anyone can take it from anywhere.
What experience does the author have with VBAC/HBAC and why would I want to have this be one of the things I 'specialize' in as a birth doula?
I found I somehow drew women to me who wanted a VBAC or HBAC. Out of the 555+ births I was present for, 47 of them were VBACs or HBACs. I only had one client who had a repeat cesarean birth (out of the (48 "TOLACs" - trial of labor). They were all a joy to witness, as redemptive births really make my heart swell with joy for the parents.
I remember the moment a mama-client birthed her 10 pound baby in her narrow tub at home after having had a cesarean with her first child. I remember the moment during the pandemic when a mama-client found me and she told me she would be having a lot of children (due to her faith). It's true right? that we recognize the difference we make as doulas, always. But there was something different with this woman, knowing that I prevented her having at least five more C-sections. Since she had her VBAC with me for her second she was going to be able to go on having vaginal births without having to struggle to find a supportive doctor or midwife. This VBAC work is so satisfying to know how directly you can impact the health of another human being.
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