International Cesarean Awareness Network

The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Events & Announcements

ICAN's Speaker Series Event

Save the Date for this Online Event: May 14th at 5pm PST.

The speaker series is FREE for members. Membership is $30/yr. The cost for non-members is $20 per event.

Sara Lamm, Director (with Mary Wigmore) and co-producer of Birth Story joins us online in conversation with Thais Derich (ICAN's Speaker Series Host).

Join us online from anywhere. Register here:

https://ican.webex.com/ican/onstage/g.php?d=663697212&t=a

Sara Lamm is a Los Angeles-based writer, director, and performer whose documentary film, DR. BRONNER’S MAGIC SOAPBOX was released theatrically in 2007 and had its television premiere on The Sundance Channel. Her work has also appeared at MASS-MOCA, The American Visionary Art Museum, on Public Radio, and in performance venues throughout New York City. In 2010, she was one of 25 emerging artists recognized by AOL’s 25 for 25 grant. For five years she produced and performed in Dog & Pony, a live NYC variety show featuring sketch comedy and multi-media performance. She has two children, birthed with the help of an extraordinary midwife.

About Us

Mission Statement

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