Whither the rights of pregnant women?
Samantha Burton’s legal battle to appeal a judge’s ruling that confined her to a hospital’s care and, ultimately, the cesarean birth of a her stillborn baby, continues to garner national media attention. The Washington Post reports: And six months after the pregnancy ended, the dispute over the legal move to keep her in the hospital […]
Ohio Hospitals: Too Many Cesareans for Low-Risk Moms?
ICAN of Greater Cleveland chapter leader Pam Kolanz was featured in an article last week about Ohio’s rising c-section rate. The Plain Dealer reports: New data on cesarean births in Ohio points to a troubling trend of unnecessary surgeries. The state’s new hospital-performance Web site, Ohio Hospital Compare, shows that more than one-quarter of first-time […]
ICAN Online Store Specials
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 […]
ICAN Conference 2011 Announced
From Maureen Finneran Hetrick, ICAN 2011 Conference Director: We are excited to announce St. Louis, Missouri as the location of the ICAN Conference April 8 – 10, 2011! St. Louis is a beautiful city with a large birth community, strong local support for ICAN, and plenty of free attractions for families. This will be a […]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending January 24th
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 Three out of four of this week’s best blogs follow a theme of patient autonomy. Great stuff! Enjoy. […]
"We Never Set Out to Be Rebels": A Mother and Father's VBAC Story
At 38 weeks, Debbie Fields was told by her OB/GYN that he would no longer support her plan for VBAC and gave her the ultimatum to schedule a cesarean or find a new doctor. In this interview, Debbie and her husband Ken each share their perspectives on what happened and how their journey to VBAC […]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending January 17, 2010
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 Birthing Beautiful Ideas – Sex After C-Section: The Advice that Women Do (and Don’t) Need: After much controversy […]
C-Wing = Cha-Ching?
Ogden Regional Medical Center in Utah recently opened a wing solely dedicated to cesarean births, as reported by the Standard-Examiner: The C-wing is the first of its kind in Utah, said hospital marketing director Craig Bielik. It includes eight C-section/postpartum suites, single-room maternity care, newborn and transitional nurseries, larger than normal hospital rooms and rooms […]
Guest Blog: Cesarean Moms Speak Out!
ICAN of Connecticut chapter leader and blogger Danielle Elwood shares her reflections on hosting a blog radio show last night in defense of cesarean moms who don’t just want to “have a giggle and get over it.” The saga began earlier this week with a book review (on Mominatrix’s Guide to Sex: A No-Surrender Advice […]
Guest Blog: BOOK REVIEW – Isa Herrera, "Ending Female Pain"
We welcome Karen Worley as our guest blogger to share her thoughts on Isa Herrera’s book, “Ending Female Pain”. Don’t miss our upcoming webinar featuring Isa called, “Cesarean Scar Care in the Post-Partum Period.” The book is also available for purchase at the ICAN online bookstore. Isa Herrera begins one of the chapters of her […]
Bringing Back Breech?
ICAN mama and chapter leader Christie Craigie-Carter was featured in the Washington Post yesterday: About 32 weeks into her first pregnancy, Christie Craigie-Carter’s obstetrician told her that the baby she was carrying was stuck in a bottom-down position — a breech baby — and that she’d have to give up her dream of a natural […]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending January 3rd
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 Happy New Year! “Best of” will be on hiatus next week (family trip to San Diego). We will […]
