Jill Arnold has created an amazing website filled with all the data a birth activist could dream of on her newest website: cesareanrates.com
I’m challenging you to get the word out locally, be that state wide or city or regional, about what the cesarean rates look like where you are living or birthing. Here are a few ideas, be sure to tag BirthActivist.com so that we know what you’re doing!
- Tweet your local numbers and tag hospitals, officials, doctors
- Post the numbers for all to see on Facebook
- Blog about the local numbers
- Call your local paper and ask if they’ve seen the numbers
- Consider sending a letter to the editor about the cesarean rates in your area or the VBAC issues you face
- Call your local hospitals and ask about the rates, tell them where you got the info
- Talk to your local birth networks, childbirth educators – hold a meeting for expectant moms
- Create a business card, flier or brochure about your cesarean rates
- Consider ad space on the cesareanrates.com site to advertise your birth network, business or services