Our Mission
At VBAC Academy, we are committed to empowering individuals seeking VBAC. Our focus is on providing evidence-based information that helps you make informed decisions about your birthing options.
Jenni's Story
My name is Jennifer Froment, and I am the founder of VBAC Academy.
My journey into birth work has been deeply personal, shaped by my own diverse birth experiences and a heart for for educating and empowering families during such a transformational time in their lives.
I’ve experienced birth in many ways—I've had an emergency c-section and a planned c-section. I've experienced having a baby in the NICU. I've had long days of stalled labor and a four-hour precipitous birth. I've had giant babies that weighed in at 9lbs and 8oz and tiny babies at 5lbs 3oz. I've birthed in four different hospitals and with and without a birth doula. I've even experienced the deeply painful loss of pregnancy, due to an ectopic pregnancy. When it comes to birth experience, I've gained a little wisdom from each of my experiences that allows me to connect with families in all circumstances.
After I was able to successfully push my baby out in 2012 for the first time, I was motivated to help other parents. Inexplicably, I felt confident enough to apply to lead a local international cesarean awareness network chapter (ICAN) which really shaped my understanding of the emotional factors of people planning for VBAC or recovering from unwanted cesareans. I spent years teaching classes and meeting monthly with parents planning VBAC births. Eventually, I wanted to expand my abilities to support families so I became a certified birth doula. In 2014, I started my doula business and within two years I began teaching VBAC-focused classes in chiropractic offices, pediatric clinics, and OB/GYN practices. Over time, I expanded my work to training other doulas on how to best support VBAC families.
In 2020, I launched VBAC Academy, where I now train parents and birth professionals worldwide on the facts, rights, and options surrounding VBAC. I include my own personal twist of "wholehearted birthing" which includes a focus on maintaining a joyful birth experience, even though planning a VBAC can be hard/exhausting/thankless. (For real, I once stopped all things related to pregnancy/birth planning from months 4 to 5 of my first VBA2C pregnancy because I was so over all the planning and researching I had to do just to feel safe.
My unique combination of personal birth experiences and professional expertise—along with direct access to thousands of VBAC stories from around the world—has given me deep insight into what families truly need in their VBAC journeys.
I have been featured in two books, Baby Got VBAC and Supported Birth by Kristin Revere, and I continue to advocate for evidence-based, respectful maternity care from here in Phoenix, AZ and all across the world.