Seeking writers of Cesarean Voices
We are currently seeking the original writers for Cesarean Voices. If your story was included in the book, please contact Martha Basham at publications@ican-online.org as soon as possible! Thank you!
We are currently seeking the original writers for Cesarean Voices. If your story was included in the book, please contact Martha Basham at publications@ican-online.org as soon as possible! Thank you!
Welcome, birth advocates, to our third installment of the “Mother-Sized Activism” feature on this blog, where we take an issue and put the relevant information together so you can grab a few minutes out of your day and help make a real difference. So many of us can get overwhelmed thinking of all the work…
Having a hard time finding an ICAN group near you? Is it tough for you to get to a meeting in person with your local chapter? If your answer to either question is “yes”, then join us for this month’s FREE online support meeting. Share your story, your fears, your dreams…and support other women in…
It’s been a really great week here on the Blog, and I hope everyone enjoyed all of the birth stories and posts this week. Reflecting on the past week, what was your favorite post? Did reading about other CBAC experiences help you process your own CBAC? While all of us CBAC moms share a common…
“Birth may be but a matter of a moment. But it is a unique one.” ~Frederick Leboyer
Joy Szabo, mother of three, is fighting back against her local hospital that has banned vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Even though she has already had one VBAC, lowering her risk for uterine rupture, Page Hospital of Lake Powell, AZ will not allow her to have another. “My doctor doesn’t have a problem with…
The online site, Nurse.com published a review yesterday of an article recently published in the nursing journal Nursing for Women’s Health. Click here to read the entire review of the article. The article focuses on the role of nurses in lowering the rate of elective cesarean deliveries while also exploring the long term ramifications of…