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ICAN Awareness Month – Placenta Accreta: Multiple C-Sections Can Kill Mother
By Susan Donaldson James, April 18, 2011 Barbara George nearly hemorrhaged to death while doctors delivered her fifth child at Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersey — and that was in 2010, not 1910. The stay-at-home mother from South Orange was diagnosed with placenta accreta, a life-threatening condition where the placenta grows into the uterine wall…
ICAN welcomes Amanda Beck of Vancouver, WA!
ICAN is excited to announce Amanda Beck as our newest chapter leader! She has completed training and will be leading ICAN of Vancouver (WA)! . Tell us about the birth climate in your area. My chapter is in the PNW! Vancouver serves the southwest region of Washington state, up toward Seattle, and east into the…
Meet the Leadership: Alex Miller, ICAN of Southwest Alabama
ICAN is excited to announce Alex Miller as our newest Chapter Leader! “We are here, not to judge, but to offer a safe place for you to work through your feelings and offer support.” ~ Alex Miller, ICAN of SW Alabama Please introduce yourself to ICAN: I am a mother of two that left the…
Day 27 – Placenta Gives Life, But Can Also Kill as C-Section Rate Climbs
“Normally, the Nitabach layer prevents the placenta from invading the uterine wall. But a Caesarian, or any kind of surgery, including an abortion or a D&C (dilation and curettage), can destroy that layer allowing the placenta to invade the body cavity.” “The numbers are shocking,” Karkowsky told ABCNews.com. “It’s something women should know about.” ….
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Hilary’s Unassisted HBA2C Birth Story
Share your story with ICAN to be featured on our Instagram and Facebook! All cesarean and birth-after-cesarean stories are welcome: the difficult, the triumphant, the still-processing, and the stories which haven’t yet been shared. Sharing your birth story can be freeing, healing and profoundly powerful. It can bring others hope, comfort, and reassurance that they…
Naomie’s Planned Cesarean Birth Story
Share your story with ICAN to be featured on our Instagram and Facebook! All cesarean and birth-after-cesarean stories are welcome: the difficult, the triumphant, the still-processing, and the stories which haven’t yet been shared. Sharing your birth story can be freeing, healing and profoundly powerful. It can bring others hope, comfort, and reassurance that they…