CAM focuses on all topics surrounding cesareans, including reducing preventable cesareans, supporting cesarean recovery, and advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
ICAN was founded in 1982 as a grassroots movement to serve these needs
We need your help to grow Cesarean Awareness! Download the infographics, start a fundraiser, wear your CAM2021 T-Shirt!
CAM focuses on all topics surrounding cesareans, including reducing preventable cesareans, supporting cesarean recovery, and advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
ICAN was founded in 1982 as a grassroots movement to serve these needs
We need your help to grow Cesarean Awareness! Download the infographics, start a fundraiser, wear your CAM2021 T-Shirt!
Brianna Barker and Justen Alexander, ICAN President and Vice President speaking to care providers about the health and emotional impacts of Cesarean and VBAC Elizbethton, TN 2019
Call to Action
Stay tuned to our social media channels during the month of April for our #CAMfacts. Share!
Lowering the rate of preventable cesareans is vital to improving maternal-child health
Policies do not override a persons’ right to informed decision making.
VBAC bans are unethical and unenforceable for hospitals to institute. People have the right to informed refusal, which includes declining a cesarean.
For most people, VBAC carries lower risks than a repeat cesarean.
A healthy birth incorporates emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
When a cesarean is necessary, it can be a lifesaving surgery, and worth the risks involved.
Share your Journey
Writing and sharing your story can be healing, and ICAN loves to amplify your stories to help reach others that feel connected to similar experiences, if that is your comfort level. And a picture can be worth 1000 words.