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Fighting For My Vagina: The VBAC Advocacy Class for Parents
If you're planning a VBAC, you already know the fight starts long before you get to the hospital. It starts the minute you tell your provider what you want — and find out whether they're actually with you or just saying what you want to hear.
I said it to a judge while I was in labor, fighting for my own VBAC: "Thank you, Your Honor, for spending two hours on a Sunday fighting for my baby and my vagina." I advocated for a VBAC three times and I didn't get the VBAC I wanted. The last time, they called a judge on me — and I fought my way out of that courtroom. Now I'm teaching you how to fight for yours.
In this class, you'll learn how to:
- Advocate for your VBAC birth, from pregnancy through delivery — not just in the delivery room
- Know your options — what you can say no to, and what you can ask for
- Recognize coercion vs. informed consent — and push back when the line gets crossed
- Find a truly VBAC-supportive provider — and spot the difference between supportive and just tolerant.
and more…
The details:
Saturday, November 21, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM EST | Online — join from anywhere | $50
Spots are limited.
Your teacher: Doula Cherise Doyley — court-ordered C-section survivor, birth justice activist, and doula since 2018. I've sat where you're sitting. I know what it feels like when the people who are supposed to protect you start pressuring you instead. This class is everything I wish someone had taught me and leans on my personal experience as a mom attempting a VBAC as well as a my professional experience as a Doula advocating alongside pregnant moms in the birth room for their VBAC.
Fighting For My Vagina: The VBAC Advocacy Class for Parents
If you're planning a VBAC, you already know the fight starts long before you get to the hospital. It starts the minute you tell your provider what you want — and find out whether they're actually with you or just saying what you want to hear.
I said it to a judge while I was in labor, fighting for my own VBAC: "Thank you, Your Honor, for spending two hours on a Sunday fighting for my baby and my vagina." I advocated for a VBAC three times and I didn't get the VBAC I wanted. The last time, they called a judge on me — and I fought my way out of that courtroom. Now I'm teaching you how to fight for yours.
In this class, you'll learn how to:
- Advocate for your VBAC birth, from pregnancy through delivery — not just in the delivery room
- Know your options — what you can say no to, and what you can ask for
- Recognize coercion vs. informed consent — and push back when the line gets crossed
- Find a truly VBAC-supportive provider — and spot the difference between supportive and just tolerant.
and more…
The details:
Saturday, November 21, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM EST | Online — join from anywhere | $50
Spots are limited.
Your teacher: Doula Cherise Doyley — court-ordered C-section survivor, birth justice activist, and doula since 2018. I've sat where you're sitting. I know what it feels like when the people who are supposed to protect you start pressuring you instead. This class is everything I wish someone had taught me and leans on my personal experience as a mom attempting a VBAC as well as a my professional experience as a Doula advocating alongside pregnant moms in the birth room for their VBAC.