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Category Archives: International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
Happy Cesarean Awareness Month
April is Cesarean Awareness Month! I am here to talk about my experience today, and why cesarean awareness is such an important subject for women to get involved with, even if you have not had one! When I was 22 … Continue reading
VBAC is Vital
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is a crucial option in maternity care today. I see VBAC as one of the key ways for us to attack the growing maternal mortality. Many people do not think about the cesarean rate as … Continue reading
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Cesarean Recovery
With the number of cesarean sections increasing in our country annually, many women do not really understand or know that recovering from a cesarean section is much different from a vaginal delivery. After my first cesarean section I learned this the hard way and wish I had a couple tips on making recovery more bearable. But we often forget that the recovery after a cesarean birth is not just physical, but it is also emotional for a large portion of cesarean section mothers. Continue reading
What is ICAN?
Check out ICAN’s latest video: What is ICAN? Do you think that places like YouTube and videos make spreading birth activism easier?
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Cesarean Awareness Month
So we told you last month that the cesarean rate for the nation was up for the 11th straight year.? The number, an astonishing 31.8%.? That was a timely announcement for the CDC because this month, April, is National Cesarean … Continue reading
Cesarean Advocacy Help Wanted
ICAN has a new advocacy director looking for “people to be on my committee — to discuss, refine and make recommendations to the Board and then follow through on those recommendations. Many hands make for light work so the more people who are willing to do a little bit, there less we each have to do and the more we get done.”
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