As news about the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) revised VBAC guidelines garner attention from press outlets like the New York Times, ICAN leaders are being sought for comment. ICAN President Desirre Andrews was quoted in WebMD Health News: The new guidelines got a favorable response from the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)….
For Immediate Release Vaginal Birth After Cesarean is a Safe and Reasonable Option for Most Women Redondo Beach, CA, July 21, 2010 – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released updated Practice Guidelines for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) today. ACOG states that VBAC is a safe and reasonable option for most women,…
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org. The blogosphere lit up this week with reaction and analysis of the much-hyped American Journal of Obstetrics and…
The Big Push for Midwives released a statement today in response to publicity surrounding a forthcoming article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that claims to show home birth is unsafe. From the press release: As New York and Massachusetts moved to pass pro-midwife bills in the final weeks of their legislative sessions,…
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org. It’s been a little slow here on the blog so far this summer. Lots going on with family…
