CAM Birth Story: Janel's HBA3C
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Janel Hyland. Janel says, “Hope this can inspire many!” To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org I know my birth story needs to start with my first birth. This is going to be long, it has taken […]
CAM Birth Story: Ilka's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Ilka Szilagyi. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Well, my story is a tale of complicated things. First of all, you have to know that midwifery in Hungary is borderline illegal, since there were no laws […]
CAM Birth Story: Jessica's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Jessica Baldwin. Jessica previously posted this story on her and her husband’s blog. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org We were 23 and 24 when N5 was born. We wanted a natural birth, to be defined […]
CAM Birth Story: Cortney's VBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Cortney Speir. Cortney says, “My first birthing experiene is pretty disturbing but my vbac was awesome. Thank you ICAN!” To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org The sun was lightly shimmering through the rose in the stained […]
CAM Birth Story: Cortney's Cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Cortney Speir. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org I lay there unable to move, unable to speak, unable to breathe. I was opening my mouth, gasping for air, but nothing. I kept opening and closing. Open…close…open…close…NOTHING. […]
CAM Birth Story: Allison's hospital, med-free VBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Allison. Allison shared her cesarean birth story with us during CAM last year. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Sunday morning marked 41 weeks. Sleep was scarce due to sore hips and back. I tried to […]
More evidence that less is more
Evidence continues to mount that increased use of interventions in childbirth, such as induction and cesarean, are not necessarily beneficial to mothers OR babies. In a study published this month in the Journal Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, researchers found no evidence that higher rates of cesarean benefit babies. According to the study’s author Dr. Christopher […]
CAM Birth Story: Katharine's necessary cesarean
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Katharine Evaul. Katharine says, “I was suggested to send this to you because while many c-sections are unneeded, sometimes they are. At the same time complications because it is major surgery arise.” To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it […]
CAM Birth Story: Abigail's Birth Story
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Jessica Angell. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Once I got to the point of being “checked” at my OB appt, my OB commented that my pelvis was tight so a c-section was always in the […]
State Cesarean Awareness Month Proclamations
In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month, many local ICAN chapters apply to have their state’s governor officially proclaim April as Cesarean Awareness Month in their state. Here are the states that have done so for 2011. Email me if your state should be on this list: blog@ican-online.org Arkansas Georgia Iowa North Carolina City of Saskatoon, […]
CAM Birth Stories: Ami's cesareans
These birth stories, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), come from Ami Smith. Ami says, “In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month, and given that I’m 21 weeks pregnant and planning a vba2c this time around, I did a series of posts on my blog covering my previous deliveries and what has led me to […]
CAM Birth Story: Nikki's VBAC
This birth story, in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM), comes from Nikki Hauser. To have your birth story posted on this blog, email it to: blog@ican-online.org Beanling’s birth timeline Monday 8/9/10 was my 41 week 2 day appointment with Doc Tate. Went out to the office, has my NST (little girl did well) and […]
