Birthrights Video
Have you seen Al Jazeera’s new documentary – “Birthrights” – about cesarean and VBAC in the United States? It features ICAN of Atlanta and others in our birthing community. Check it out!
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CAM Birth Story: Nikki's cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Nikki Hauser. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org I wrote this when I was 19 days PP with Doomling, my son. Okay, I finally have time to type this up. I will say it ended up…
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CAM Birth Story: Emma's "Beautiful" Scar
“That’s a beautiful scar” When I was younger I always envisioned birth as you saw it on TV… a woman who was rushed to the hospital in the throws of labor, her water broken signaling the start of the process, quickly hooked up to an IV that would take away all the pain, and then…
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CAM Birth Stories: Deena's Cesarean and VBAC
These birth stories, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), come from Deena Blumenfeld. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Owen’s birth story: My c-section (click to read the full story): “5:08 am – Owen was born. He started crying with only his head out. His apgar scores…
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Open Thread: Cesarean Awareness
April is Cesarean Awareness Month. The U.S. cesarean rate stands at 32.9%, but some states have rates of more than 40%. “Cesareans are far from the niche occurrence of yesteryear. Every woman in her childbearing years MUST sit up and take notice of this alarming and astonishing rate of surgical delivery,” says ICAN President Desirre…