Martha's VBA2C
As promised yesterday, here is the story of Martha’s third baby, her first vaginal birth, a VBA2C. And click here for her fourth baby’s birth story, an HBA2C! My first two babies entered this world via cesarean section, so when I was expecting my third baby I thought my only option was obvious: schedule a […]
Guest Post: VBAC Rates by Martha Basham, ICAN Publications Director
According to Giving Birth With Confidence, 74% of women who plan a VBAC will have a vaginal birth. However, according to the March of Dimes website, the numbers of women who actually choose to VBAC are much lower. Women who have undergone cesarean surgery and become pregnant again face the decision of whether to VBAC or undergo […]
Article explores link between early skin-to-skin after cesarean and breastfeeding success
The abstract of an article written by Kristina J. Hung, a perinatal nurse at San Francisco Genreal Hospital and Trauma Center and Ocean Berg, a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist also at the same hospital, is available for review here. The two set out to improve the rates at which early skin-to-skin-contact (STS) was initiated in […]
Announcing ICAN's New Publications Director
The members of the ICAN Board are very pleased to announce our newest edition, Martha Basham as our new Publications Director. We look forward to her bringing publications to the next phase of print and electronic media development, educational material distribution, overseeing eNews and Clarion, as well as, overseeing current print materials and literature. We […]
