Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Quotes
“To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
~Helen Keller
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Are you a member of ICAN?
ICAN has been an all volunteer organization for more than three decades. With multiple goals –educating women about safe birth options; providing support for women recovering from cesareans; advocating for broader access to safe and evidence-based birth care for all women and babies — ICAN is always busy; our volunteers are amazing. ICAN asks you to consider membership,…
Celebrating 30 Years of ICAN: 30 Crafts–Fun Diaper Wipe Case
Add a splash of color to your diaper bag with a cute new wipe case! You can personalize it for yourself or your baby, or make up a few and give them as shower gifts! Or, of course, you could make a lovely ICAN-themed maroon and white one! Why carry around a boring, plain, plastic…
New Study Finds Forcep Delivery Less Likely to Result In Brain Injury Compared to Vacuum Assisted Delivery or Cesarean
Reuters reported online yesterday the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Led by Dr. Erika F. Werner, an obstetrician at the medical school, the study found from a sample size of 400,000 first time mothers “. . . that newborns delivered by forceps were 45…
CAM Birth Story #5: Lily's VBAC
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2010, we will be filling the blogosphere with stories from real women (and their families) who know first-hand the consequences of a 32% cesarean rate. Each day we will post at least one birth story submitted by these women. Prepare to be moved (hint: grab a box of Kleenex)!…
Christine Tayor: VBAC Hopeful
You may know of Christine Taylor from her well-publicized two-day stint in an Iowa jail for allegedly attempting feticide. What you may not know is that, in spite of all of this turmoil and stress, she’s planning a VBAC. Here’s the backstory, according to change.org: Life can’t get much worse for Christine Taylor. Last month,…
Call for Birth Stories!
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM) this April, I would like to post one birth story per day on the blog. To do this, I need your help! Would you consider sending your birth story to blog@ican-online.org for posting next month? Your birth story can be of any type, as long as it relates…