ICAN Names Vivien Stembridge the December 2015 Volunteer of the Month
The International Cesarean Awareness Network is powered by the selfless efforts of our numerous volunteers. We cannot thank our dedicated volunteers enough for their cooperation and service in assisting ICAN with accomplishing its mission. In an effort to acknowledge some of our amazing volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to offer support, education, and […]
Cesarean Survival Essentials: postpartum binding
“Cesarean Survival Essentials: postpartum binding” by Wendy Foster This article is a reprint from the Winter 2015 edition of The Clarion, the official publication of ICAN. Become a member today to support ICAN and to subscribe! As a former volunteer EMT, I was taught to ensure the scene was safe before entering; scanning the environment and weighing the […]
Letter from the President – December 2015 Clarion
To our supporters, For many people, the holiday season is a time of joy and reflection; a time to reminisce with friends and family about memories past while creating new memories upon which to reflect in the coming years. For others, the holidays can be emotionally vexing, for a number of reasons both internal […]
Lucy’s Cesarean Birth After Cesarean
by Lucy O’Connor This birth story is shared by Lucy O’Connor, and appeared originally on csectionmums.com. I found out I was pregnant in July 2008. I had a miscarriage only a matter of weeks earlier and hadn’t even got my period back! A scan (in the absence of a LMP) set my due date as St Patrick’s […]
The Birth of Baby B
By Melissa Debach This birth story is a reprint from the Spring 2015 edition of The Clarion, the official publication of ICAN. Become a member today to support ICAN and to subscribe! Photos courtesy of Erin Monroe Photography. After the birth of my daughter ended in an unnecessary cesarean, I was determined that my second […]
ICAN Names Pamela Vireday the November 2015 Volunteer of the Month
The International Cesarean Awareness Network is powered by the selfless efforts of our numerous volunteers. We cannot thank our dedicated volunteers enough for their cooperation and service in assisting ICAN with accomplishing its mission. In an effort to acknowledge some of our amazing volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to offer support, education, and […]
Announcing New ICAN Chapters
Please join me in welcoming: ICAN of Southwest Alabama Chapter Leader: Megan Bell Email: southwest.al@ican-online.org Phone: 1-800-686-ICAN (4226) EXT 300 Serving Baldwin, Mobile, and surrounding counties Thank you, Megan, for bringing ICAN support to your area! Please join me in welcoming: ICAN of Bloomington and Monroe County Chapter Leader: Brianna Horne Email: bloomingtonmonroe.in@ican-online.org Phone: […]
There’s No Such Thing as a Failed VBAC- A Letter to the CBAC Mom
This post was submitted to us by writer Aprille Donaldson. The original post can be found on her website www.beautifulinhistime.com. Dear CBAC Mom: I just want you to know that I get you. For nine months you carried your baby within you. And for nine months – maybe even longer – you dreamed about pushing that baby out of […]
Cesarean Birth After Cesarean
by Kmom Reprinted from the Spring 2015 Edition of The Clarion, ICAN’s quarterly online publication. Subscribe today to get yours! Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. – Helen Keller Eighteen years ago this spring, my second child was born. He was born by repeat cesarean after a long, […]
ICAN Names Ann Marie Walsh the October 2015 Volunteer of the Month
The International Cesarean Awareness Network is powered by the selfless efforts of our numerous volunteers. We cannot thank our dedicated volunteers enough for their cooperation and service in assisting ICAN with accomplishing its mission. In an effort to acknowledge some of our amazing volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to offer support, education, and […]
How to support a mom during cesarean recovery
Since relatively few families plan to birth via cesarean, it’s easy for moms and their support people to be taken off guard when what started as a normal birth turns into a surgical experience. Here are some tips for ways friends and family can support a mom during a cesarean recovery. Help mom assess her […]
2015 Accreta Roundtable
Welcome to Accreta Roundtable! Hey folks! This is Lakeisha M. Dennis, Chapter Director and Board Member at Large for ICAN. I am so excited to bring to you the first, I hope of many, roundtables. A roundtable is our way of sharing the latest in news, research and more on a particular topic. For […]
