International Cesarean Awareness Network

Education, Support, & Advocacy for Birth Justice & Healing

Online Support Meeting: June 27th

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Having a hard time finding an ICAN group near you? Is it tough for you  to get to a meeting in person with your local chapter? If your answer to either question is “yes”, then join us for this month’s FREE online support meeting. Share your story, your fears, your dreams…and support other women in their journeys.

Click here to register. Registration is FREE for online support meetings.

ICAN also offers online educational webinars. Click here to download past educational ICAN webinars on topics like cesarean prevention, journey to VBAC, scar care and single vs. double sutures.  Educational webinars are subject to ICAN subscription or download fees.

One Layer or Two: Much Ado About Something?

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ICAN’s next webinar:

Confused by the controversy over single layer vs. double layer? You’re not alone. Whether you’re a mom worried about your own single layer closure, or a birth professional seeking more information, this online session is for you. You’ll learn what the research says about the differences between single layer and double layer closures, including often overlooked information about the role played by suturing patterns and material. Presented by Gretchen Humphries, DVM, this online session provides the information you need to be informed about VBAC.

Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Time: 9:00 pm EST

Other Time Zones
U.S. Central        8:00 pm
U.S. Mountain        7:00 pm
U.S. Pacific        6:00 pm
Buenos Aires      11:00 pm
GMT – Monday, January 25        2:00 am
Rome  – Monday, January 25        3:00 am
Istanbul  – Monday, January 25        4:00 am
New Delhi  – Monday, January 25        7:30 am
Tokyo  – Monday, January 25      11:00 am
Canberra  – Monday, January 25        1:00 pm

This webinar is free to ICAN subscribers ($30 level or higher). If you are not a current subscriber, you may subscribe or renew through the ICAN Bookstore or through your local chapter to attend this and future ICAN webinars for free.

Non-subscribers: $15 or become an ICAN subscriber (see above).

Click here to register.

Comments or questions? Click here to contact us.

Gretchen Humphries is the Advocacy Director for ICAN, the ICAN email list administrator, and co-leader of the ICAN of Ann Arbor Chapter. She is also a Veterinarian, working in emergency and critical care at the Animal ER Center in Southeastern Michigan. She has written extensively on birth topics and many of her essays can be found at Birth Matters. She is the mother of 4 wonderful children and the wife of a man who realized how much they’d both lost with the cesarean, after his third child was born at home. Gretchen has had one cesarean for breech twins and 2 wonderful HBACs.

ICAN Online Store Specials

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The ICAN Bookstore now offers 1st Class & Media Mail as shipping options! ICAN continues to be a valuable resource to birthing women and hopes that cheaper shipping options along with our low rates will allow us to reach even more women.

Check out this month’s specials, buy access to the January 24th webinar or pick up a 2010 ICAN Calendar. This month’s specials are (click on the image for more information):

52% OFF - only $6.25 plus shipping!
50% OFF - only $6.48 plus shipping!
50% OFF - only $6.48 plus shipping!

Top 10 Reasons to Support ICAN in 2010!

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Looking for a last minute gift for a woman you love?

Need a place to spend that holiday cash from grandma?

How about a subscription to ICAN?

Here are 10 very good reasons to become a subscribing member of ICAN in 2010. Thanks to several chapter leaders for these great ideas!

Top Ten Reasons to Subscribe to ICAN in 2010

10. Discount at the ICAN Online Bookstore
9. Discount to the 2011 ICAN Conference
8. Be eligible to hold a volunteer position with ICAN
7. Full access to ICAN’s educational and support webinars
6. Receive the quarterly Clarion newsletter
5. It’s a “mother-sized” way to help prevent unnecessary cesareans and promote VBAC
4. ICAN is a 100% volunteer organization. Every dollar directly supports our mission.
3. Increase ICAN’s impact: what if we could say we have 10,000 members against unnecessary cesareans?!?!
2. Support your local chapter’s work in your community

And the number one reason to become a subscriber to ICAN in 2010 is….

1.The satisfaction of supporting one of the most worthy causes in the world: the health and well-being of moms and babies!

ICAN encourages you to join through your local chapter whenever possible so that some of the funds can remain in your community. Click here to find a chapter near you. In lieu of a local chapter, click here to subscribe.

Online Support Meeting – "Dealing with the Family"

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Join the women of ICAN in a live online support meeting.  The topic of this meeting is “Dealing with the Family”

How do you talk to your family about your birth plans? Should you talk to them about it at all? How do you respond when family tell you “at least you have a healthy baby”?

Join the next ICAN online support meeting just in time to get tips for dealing with family around the holidays.

Wednesday, December 9th, 10pm to 12am EST

ICAN support meetings are always free, as is the information available on our website, www.ican-online.org.

Click here to register.

To improve audio quality, we encourage you to call in by phone.

Local call-in numbers are available for participants in the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.