I’m not normally a blogger, but I wanted to take a minute to say Thank You to the website team (Laureen, Melissa, Julie, and Kristy) for all their hard work!

Check back here for occasional updates on cesarean/vbac research & articles and news from the Education Committee.  And I’d love to hear from you about your needs, questions, and how your talents & passion can further the ICAN mission.  (The "Contact Us" button at the bottom of the page allows you to contact the ICAN board members, webmaster, Clarion editor, Bookstore Operator, etc.)  read more »

I submitted this as a letter to the editor of our local paper.  They tell me it will be printed in the next week or two if they have room.  I also wanted to post it here in case others wanted to use it as a template when writing their own letters.  read more »

I am looking for volunteers to help evaluate the ICAN White Papers.  (Skills required:  Grammar & spelling knowledge, proofreading skills, & attention to detail.)  It is an relatively easy job that consists of reading a White Paper and answering some questions about it.  (I would guess that each set of questions would take approximately a half hour or less.)  You may evaluate as many or as few as your time allows, and we will probably get started later this week.  We will use this information to prioritize the White Papers for future updates and edits.  read more »