Activism & You
From Kelly Fischer, Chapter Leader of ICAN of Northeast Iowa. 1. Thank A Provider – solicit your chapter supporters to each write a thank you letter to at least one of their care providers, or as many as they’d like. For any care providers who are local and hospital based, offer to drop off the […]
Ellen's Birth of Lucy
Lucille Catherine graced us with her presence on July 21, 2011 at 2:11pm. It was easily the most beautiful moment of my life, but at the same time, the most heartbreaking. When I look back at her birth, I remember it initially as a time of joy and love and then the trauma and resentment […]
Kara's Birth Stories
For pictures and more, check out Kara’s blog, Emotional Healing From Cesarean. Jason’s Birth- Unplanned Cesarean Before the birth of my first son I believed that birth was easy. You go to the hospital, get your epidural, and in a few hours pop out a baby. Of course I had heard the horror stories of […]
Jessica's VBAC of Xander
At about 6 months gestation, I went to the E.R. for what I thought was premature labor. My previous pregnancy had resulted in a miscarriage so I had some cause for concern. After plenty of testing, the results were inconclusive. I was having some fierce abdominal pain that we could not identify. I went home […]
Amy's Births of Jack and Xander
JACK’S BIRTH STORY A Scheduled C-Section My due date was October 5, 2008. And as the end of September rolled on, there was absolutely zero sign that Jack would join us any time soon. Not a single contraction, nothing. Each week at my doctor appointments, I got the same news. A fingertip dilated and not […]
Cesarean Awareness Month!
It’s Cesarean Awareness Month and here at the ICAN Blog, I’m excited to share a lot of great birth stories, guest posts, videos and more during the month of April! As a reminder, if you would like your birth story to be featured on the ICAN Blog during this month (and it hasn’t been featured […]
