Processing a CBAC
For this first day of CBAC week, our topic is processing your CBAC. This is such a hugely important, and personal, topic for CBAC moms, and I’m going to present you here with the thoughts of three women–myself, Amy Shireman, and Melissa Tyler-Belmonte–on the issue. I encourage you to leave comments below or on our […]
CBAC Week!
This coming week will be CBAC week on the ICAN Blog! We will be featuring posts specific to CBAC births as well as CBAC birth stories. Monday, we will be discussing processing your CBAC, Wednesday we will talk about doulas and CBAC, and Friday will be devoted to birth after CBAC. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday […]
Calling all CBAC moms!
Hey all, I’m working on a CBAC themed week for the ICAN blog and I’d love to hear from some fellow CBAC moms. I would love to hear your birth stories, as well as possible guest posts related to having a CBAC (emotional prep work, physical support, doulas with CBACs, processing after your CBAC, etc). […]
Cesarean birth rate rising in the OC
The Orange County Register released an article online today reporting that cesareans are on the rise in the California county, according to the county’s Health Care Agency’s recently released report, entitled, “Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth in Orange County,” which includes an analysis of data from hospitals in the county. The article discusses the increased […]
Possible link between placenta protein and preeclampsia discovered
The New York Times reports today on a new study released recently in the journal Reproductive Sciences linking placenta protein 13, known as PP13, and the development of preeclampsia. Scientists conducting the study hypothesize that a complex game of survival between mother and placenta results in secretion of the protein from the placenta in an […]
VBAC in Florida: A qualitative study
Published today, a study conducted by Kim J. Cox explored the perspectives of both obstetricians and midwives in Florida on VBAC. Interviewed were eleven OBs, 12 midwives and a hospital administrator. The abstract of the study notes that less than 1% of Florida women with a previous cesarean will VBAC. The goal of this study […]
