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. She really found her love for birth in 2014 after her second C-Section, and since has supported over 300 couples as a birth doula. Meagan's passion for VBAC started after her own experiences. She had two C-sections and then went on to have a VBA2C. 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 kids 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.
Katie Davis
VA, BS (Family Studies) , CD (DONA) CD (TVL)
Katie is Meagan's right hand lady. She is TVL's amazing virtual assistant. She is busy creating wonderful social media content, blogs, running the doula certifications, replying to e mails etc. She has been a birth doula for four years. and has had an HBAC of her own. She loves supporting women on their VBAC journeys. She is passionate about birth and always tries to help women feel seen, understood, and cared for. She is a mom of two boys and she loves baking, horseback riding, sewing, and thrifting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.