Jen Kamel

About Jen Kamel

Jen Kamel is the CEO and Founder of VBAC Facts®. Since 2007, her focus has been to provide objective, accurate information about the data available on vaginal birth after cesarean and repeat cesarean to parents, professionals, policymakers, and the court so all decisions can be informed, ethical, and just.In this capacity, she creates educational courses for parents and CE trainings for professionals as a Continuing Education Provider through the California Board of Registered Nursing. She speaks at conferences around the world on the VBAC evidence as well as presents Grand Rounds at individual hospitals. In her ongoing efforts to educate policymakers on the VBAC evidence, she has testified multiple times in front of the California Medical Board and a variety of other regulatory committees as well as have consulted on legislation and regulation in multiple states. She serves as an expert witness and consultant in legal proceedings so the court may make its deliberations on the medical research rather than conventional wisdom.There is a tremendous amount of misinformation and confusion surrounding VBAC resulting in considerable barriers to care. It has been her mission to ensure that these conversations are guided by the medical evidence and ethics that should be the foundation of individual decision making as well as larger policy decisions.

Experience

1. Continuing Education Provider

   California Board Of Registered Nursing

   Jun 2013 — Present

   Create continuing education trainings on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) for nurses, midwives, childbirth educators, doulas, and other perinatal professionals throughout the United States whose licensing or credentialing bodies accept nursing contact hours. Issue contact hour certificates and maintain records.

Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Pregnancy
• Teaching
• Health Education
• Entrepreneurship
• Consumer Advocate
• Healthcare
• Public Speaking
• Program Development
• Fundraising
• Wellness
• Vbac
• Community Outreach
• Childbirth
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Media
• Birth
• Blogging
• Writing