About The VBAC Link
Welcome to our circle; We are so glad you are here! At The VBAC Link, we have a deep passion for empowering parents and birth workers. Our goal is to make YOUR birth after Cesarean better, No matter how that looks. We understand and respect that VBAC is not the right way to give birth for everyone but hope to educate and empower you to have an active role in your pregnancy and birth experience.
Meet The Team
Meagan Heaton
Owner, CD(DONA), AD(MCU), CVD (TVL)
Meagan co-founded the VBAC Link in 2018. Although she always felt called to the baby world, she really found her love for birth in 2014 after her second C-Section. Through these two birth experiences, her love and passion grew around VBAC. She wanted to help people feel supported and loved. She had two C-sections and then went on to have a VBA2C, and has now supported over 300 families through their birthing journeys as a doula. Her drive is to help women like herself feel educated, supported, and empowered during their birthing time.
When she is not doing podcasts or doula work, Meagan loves attending her kid’s soccer games, gymnastics meets, and being involved in their school activities. She is our social butterfly and will always be down for a DYI project or a walk around the block at night with her husband.
Ashley Marg
Blogger, Content creator ,CD (Best), and Community Admin
Ashley is our wonderful community associate. She will be chatting you in our e mail box and connecting you with all the valuable resources TVL has to offer. She Is a momma of two C-section babes, as well as two VBAC babies. She is a birth and postpartum doula who is passionate about supporting & loving others through the sweet season of pregnancy.
As a mom, blogger, and doula, she hopes every mama knows that her birth experience matters.
Lily Wyn
Content Creator, Social Media, and Community Admin
Lily, is our incredible social media community associate. She will be answering your questions, and posting our wonderful content. She holds a degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness and Health Promotion, is a total birth enthusiast, and is a proud mama to a double-rainbow baby and two angels.
Her own birth story took a wild turn during an unmedicated birth-center delivery when her little one decided to do a breech somersault, resulting in an unexpected hospital transfer and c-section. That twist lit a fire in her for all things VBAC! Her goal is to infuse you with empowerment, solidarity, and all the know-how you need to rock your unique VBAC journey.
Paige Lloyd
Transcriber, CBAC Community Admin
Paige is The VBAC Link’s Transcriber and admin for the fantastic CBAC Community. Paige is a mama to three boys ages 6, 4, and 2. She has a deep passion for all things VBAC and for helping CBAC moms as she has had three unexpected C-sections of her own. She loves going to the gym, hiking, traveling, playing Violin, being an Army spouse, transcribing, and listening to The VBAC Link podcast!
Anders Albers
Podcast Editor, Audio Engineer, Videographer/Editor, Photographer
Anders We call him our secret weapon. He is our amazing Podcast editor, (who you hear on the podcast) and has recorded and edited our VBAC Link Course videos. Anders is very talented in all areas of film, sound, music, and more. He has been in radio, both on mic and behind the scenes, for 25+ years, loves skiing, biking, and is a very talented musician.
Julie Francom
Co-Founder, Birth Photographer, Birth Doula
Julie co-founded The VBAC Link with Meagan in 2018. Together they created the podcast, VBAC doula and parents courses, dozens of VBAC blogs, and a variety of other VBAC content. She officially parted with the organization in the summer of 2022 but still pops in here and there and remains in our VBAC Link prep course. She is still connected in the birth world as a birth doula and birth photographer serving families in Utah. She has a huge heart and loves giving gifts on birthdays and special occasions. She also enjoys projects, organization, and home improvement.
Our Mission
Here at The VBAC Link, we believe in making birth after Cesarean better by providing education, support, and a community of like minded people.
Welcome to our circle, we are so glad you are here!
Our Logo
The inspiration behind the logo is that, at The VBAC Link, we are working to link, or connect, and educate birthing parents. We accomplish this with supportive providers and doulas to create the perfect birth experience and a supportive community.
We chose five people linking hands to represent the birthing parent, the birth partner, the child, the provider, and the doula.
Our Core Values
We operate The VBAC Link based on four core values: integrity, authenticity, credibility, and relationships. We believe in being honest, open, and transparent in everything we do and say.
You can be sure that whatever information we put out, in our courses, the blog, social media, or otherwise, is backed up by a credible study or organization.
We foster relationships with as many people as we can in order to build a safe and supportive community full of people who understand each other and help build each other up.
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INTEGRITY
We operate with loyalty and honesty, always doing what we say we are going to do when we say we are going to do it. Being true to ourselves, our followers, and our passions are most valuable to us.
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AUTHENTICITY
We are real and genuine. We have had similar experiences to those who turn to us for education and inspiration. One thing that draws people to us is that we have been through the things they are going through.
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CREDIBILITY
The information we present is always factual and backed up by reliable and recognized sources in the childbirth industry. We reference studies and reports wherever possible, and ensure that we can validate and back up everything we say.
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RELATIONSHIPS
We establish and foster positive relationships with everyone who reaches out to us. We respond to all emails and messages personally, creating a sense of community and support in those who contact us.
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