CBAC Support Groups
There are a number of CBAC support groups available online. These include:
- http://www.facebook.com/ICANCBACSupport – ICAN Facebook page
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/cbacsupportgroup/ – ICAN Facebook private support group
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/111066659056348/ – Unplanned CBAC and Traumatic Birth Support
Support After Traumatic Births
In addition, there are many groups available to support women who have experienced traumatic or disappointing births. While these are not specifically about CBACs, they often have CBAC mothers in their groups. These groups include:
- www.solaceformothers.org – support for women with traumatic births of any kind
- www.tabs.org.nz – TABS, Trauma And Birth Stress
- www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk – info on PTSD after childbirth
- www.ptsdafterchildbirth.org – info on PTSD after childbirth
- http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ptsdafterchildbirth/ – info on PTSD after birth
- pattch.org – Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth
- http://improvingbirth.org/trauma-toolkit/ – Improving Birth Trauma Toolkit
For those who are experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), here are some resources for treatments that may help:
- www.emdria.org – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association
- http://www.angelfire.com/moon2/jkluchar1995/my_emdr.html – information on the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in treating PTSD