International Cesarean Awareness Network

The Ins and Outs of Gut Bacteria
KMBZ
"It's during the event of birth that the initial and important inoculums of microbes happen," she said, adding that babies born by cesarean section might get a different dose of bacteria. "Nature meant for us to be born vaginally, and babies that don't ...

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"It's during the event of birth that the initial and important inoculums of microbes happen," she said, adding that babies born by cesarean section might get a different dose of bacteria. "Nature meant for us to be born vaginally, and babies that don't ...

Amber Rose: Why I Ended Up Having a C-Section
People Magazine
I thought that after having had a c-section you aren't allowed a home-birth anymore. At least that's how it is ... The C-section rate in America is ridiculous and they are way more of a high risk than vaginal births and only should be used in life or ...

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I had a natural C-section
Parentdish
After years of infertility issues, Ffyona delivered both her much-longed-for babies by C-section - but Darcy's birth was by rarely performed 'natural C-section'. In a natural caesarean section the baby is born via a small incision made in the abdomen.

AAP Weighs In On Home Birth - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
The aim of the new statement is to help establish guidelines for newborn care, not to comment on home birth in general, Dr. Kristi Watterberg, a professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico and the lead author, said. "There are standards for ...

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Laborfest aims to raise awareness of birth options for area
WREX-TV
The Rock River Valley chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network is hosting Laborfest. It's raising awareness about available birth options and maternal care in the area. All money raised at the first annual Laborfest are going right back ...

What expectant mothers don't expect
Ashland Daily Tidings
The average charge in the U.S. for a cesarean birth is $51,000, vaginal birth in a hospital is $32,000, homebirth is $4,500 and an unassisted homebirth is $15.90. "There are enormous financial interests at stake in babies," says Margulis. Deborah ...

MinnPost.com
C-sections, obstetric interventions increasing faster among privately insured
MinnPost.com
Meanwhile, the rates at which women are delivering a baby vaginally after previously delivering another baby by C-section — a procedure known as a VBAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean) — has plummeted, from 28.3 percent to 8.5 percent. Cesarean ...

Midwife: Providing a natural, personal birth experience
The Journal News | LoHud.com
2, and her Orange County obstetrician insisted that her only choice was another C-section, Wildrick, a nurse who works at White Plains Hospital, researched the risks of a vaginal birth after a cesarean and found that the American College of Gynecology ...

Doula: A comforting presence during pregnancy, delivery
The Journal News | LoHud.com
“The idea that we have in our heads is that women are only going through things emotionally, physically, psychologically after the pregnancy,” says Katherine Anderson, a Hudson Valley Birth Network doula based in Dobbs Ferry. “But my job is ... Who ...

'LABORfest: Learning About Birth Options in Rockford' April 28 at Casey's Pub
The Rock River Times
LOVES PARK, Ill. — The local ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter of the Rock River Valley will host “LABORfest: Learning About Birth Options in Rockford” from 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 28, at Casey's Pub, 7307 N. Alpine Road ...

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Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring - MedPage Today
MedPage Today
All participating women had at least four criteria for lupus according to the American College of Rheumatology, and all children included were born after the maternal diagnosis of lupus. The women's mean age at the time of their first birth was 32, and ...

Can caesarean sections increase susceptibility to disease? - Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress
Despite efforts to reduce intervention rates during labour, vaginal births without medical intervention are becoming increasingly rare in Australia and overseas: nearly one in three women in Australian now give birth by caesarean; more than half are ...

Cesarean Section Worsens Condition of Pregnant Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain
Parent Herald
According to the authors, choosing cesarean birth over vaginal birth due to pelvic girdle pain can prove to be more harmful than beneficial, as C-section worsens the condition and puts women at higher risks of experiencing chronic pelvic girdle pain ...

C-sections increasing despite possible long-term effects
Liberty Vindicator
She said it is possible to do a vaginal birth after a C-section, but she recommends women talk to their obstetrician even before getting pregnant about which type of delivery is best, with the least risk to mother and child. The rate of C-sections in ...

Study: Anesthesia increases success rates of version procedures, decreases ...
News-Medical.net
The turning procedure, called an external cephalic version, or simply a "version," can allow some women with breech babies to avoid a cesarean section and have a head-first vaginal delivery instead. Prior studies have shown that spinal or epidural ...

Scope (blog)
Anesthesia increases success rates of turning breech babies, reduces delivery ...
Scope (blog)
The turning procedure, called an external cephalic version, or simply a "version," can allow some women with breech babies to avoid a cesarean section and have a head-first vaginal delivery instead. Prior studies have shown that spinal or epidural ...

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Anesthesia Increases Success Rates of Turning Breech Babies, Reduces ...
Science Daily (press release)
Breech birth · Childbirth · Local anesthetic · Maternal bond. The turning procedure, called an external cephalic version, or simply a "version," can allow some women with breech babies to avoid a cesareansection and have a head-first vaginal delivery ...

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Light Drinking During Pregnancy Not Linked To Developmental Problems, Study ...
Huffington Post
Monitoring about 10,500 children from pre-birth through age 7, researchers determined that the children of mothers who drank up to two drinks per week fared just as well on a series of cognitive tests as kids born to mothers who did not drink while ...

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Midwifery Prenatal Care Linked to Fewer Birth Interventions - Medscape
Medscape
... lower rates of cesarean section (marginal effect, −10.5; P < .01) and use of vacuum or forceps (marginal effect, −3.3; P < .01), as well as higher rates of weekend delivery (marginal effect, 11.7; P < .05) and vaginal birth after cesarean section ...