Happy Holidays from ICAN!
On behalf of ICAN, we would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy holiday season. We would also like to take the time to discuss induction of labor, since the holidays seem to be a popular time for labor induction in many women. When necessary for the health of mother and baby, induction […]
California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative White Paper December 2011
Authored by Elliott Main, MD, Christine Morton, PhD, David Hopkins PhD, Giovanna Giuliani, MBA, MPH, Kathryn Melsop, MS and Jeffrey Gould, MD, MPH, a recently released white paper by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative posits that the increasing rate of cesarean delivery in the United States should be of serious concern both for financial […]
ACOG Committee Opinion on Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reaffirmed their Committee Opinion originally released in 2007 of cesarean delivery on maternal request in a publication released online today. The opinion was on the subject of primary cesarean delivery on maternal request with no medical indications for a cesarean delivery–in other words, a first time cesarean delivery […]
Seeking writers of Cesarean Voices
We are currently seeking the original writers for Cesarean Voices. If your story was included in the book, please contact Martha Basham at publications@ican-online.org as soon as possible! Thank you!
New Study Finds Forcep Delivery Less Likely to Result In Brain Injury Compared to Vacuum Assisted Delivery or Cesarean
Reuters reported online yesterday the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Led by Dr. Erika F. Werner, an obstetrician at the medical school, the study found from a sample size of 400,000 first time mothers “. . . that newborns delivered by forceps were 45 […]
ICAN Response to CDC's Release of 2010 Birth Statistics
Contacts: Desirre Andrews, 719-331-1292, president@ican-online.org Gretchen Humphries, 517-745-7297, advocacy@ican-online.org For Immediate Release Cesarean Rate Nearly Static at 32.8% Redondo Beach, CA, November 23, 2011 – The National Center for Health Statistics has reported that the cesarean rate in 2010 has slightly dipped to an overall rate of 32.8 percent, down from 32.9 percent from 2009. The one-tenth […]
For the first time in a decade, US cesarean rate falls
News is breaking all over the internet today about the drop between 2009 and 2010 in the US cesarean rate, according to the CDC’s latest release of birth statistics in the United States. It is the first time in over a decade the cesarean rate has not increased. Although the drop is small–32.9% to 32.8%–it […]
Campaign in many Michigan hospitals aims to reduce number of unnecessary cesarean sections
The Detroit Free Press released an article online this week about a project seeking to reduce the number of medically unnecessary cesareans in Michigan hospitals. Although results are still preliminary, hospitals are reporting better Apgar scores and fewer newborns requiring special care after birth. Dr. Charles Cash, Obstetrics Director at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, […]
Wrapping up CBAC Week
It’s been a really great week here on the Blog, and I hope everyone enjoyed all of the birth stories and posts this week. Reflecting on the past week, what was your favorite post? Did reading about other CBAC experiences help you process your own CBAC? While all of us CBAC moms share a common […]
Rebecca's CBAC Story
On June 3, 2009 at 5:12 am Aaron Wilson Quintana was born via CBA5C. The following is my recollection of how my labor and birth proceeded. In places I have inserted the view points of my doula (offset in bold). My labor started (ON IT’S OWN!! woohoo) around 3:30 am on June 2nd with mild […]
Steff's CBAC Story
Life After A C-Section or Two With my oldest son, I was pregnant at 31 and newly married. For being a little older first time mom I was blessed with a nearly picture perfect pregnancy. Right up until the last week, when I gained almost 24 pounds and my blood pressure shot up. My doctor […]
Angel's CBAC Story
Nikolai Xavier’s Birth Story 7/5/11: 42 wks 6 days pregnant with my 2nd child; planning a HBAC; hired Karen an out-of-state CPM to increase my chances of HBAC; drove to Hershey, Pa for a BPP showed low fluid (2 cm). Karen suggested I have a NST, so I went to the recommended VBAC friendly Heart […]
