* For privacy reasons, names, personal information have been removed. ACOG has reviewed and approved of this blog post. If you have ever wondered what the leadership of your local ICAN chapter does, the following is a good example of our work to promote ICAN’s mission of improving maternal-child health by reducing unnecessary…
This is Rebekah’s story. She is one of our dear co-leaders of ICAN of Huntsville. Although she ended up on a path that she did not want or expect, both a cesarean section and a NICU stay for her baby… She is healing and reaching out to help other women either avoid or navigate some…
The Birth of Zoe First time mother-to-be, at the age of 24, I arrived at the hospital (Southeast Alabama Medical Center) for a scheduled induction. I was 39 weeks and 2 days and had agreed on the induction after going over a week with contractions 5 to 7 mins apart and being sick for 3…
Thank you so much Christie for sharing your story. WARNING: TRIGGERS I have told this story so many times that I find myself not realizing that I didnt start at the beginning. I know that everyone has things they deal with and cope in different ways, and let me say that for me it has…
Here are the statistics posted by the Alabama Department of Public Health They list Vaginal, Cesarean, and VBAC rates for Alabama Hospitals. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the c-section rate not exceed 10%-15%. (1) ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists) have reassessed their VBAC guidelines and stated “Attempting a vaginal birth after cesarean…