A letter from ICAN President Desirre Andrews: As we approach the end of year, I want to invite you to become more involved with ICAN and help support our mission. We recently launched our new “What is ICAN?” video, made by one of our chapter leaders in Connecticut. You can view it here. This is…
Dr. Aaron Caughey (OB/GYN) breaks down the research on the topic of cesareans for “stalled” labor and offers advice for women in discussing the issue with care providers. Bottom line: waiting for 2-4 hours after “stall” leads to better outcomes for mothers and similar outcomes for babies as cesarean.
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 Reality Rounds – Inshallah: A bittersweet post on how early seeds of doubt sown during birth can affect…
Despite being callously dumped by her OB practice on the day before her due date, this resilient Chicago mom – with the support of her husband and ICAN – went on to VBAC her sixth baby girl.
A Maryland mom who desires a VBA3C (vaginal birth after three cesareans) made her local news last night. Hats off to Lori for standing up for her rights!
