Buy Healing Art, Support ICAN!
Amy Swagman is a mother, doula, and fine artist in Denver, CO. For the month of April in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month she will be donating 10% of all sales to ICAN, plus 20% of sales from her pieces on cesarean, healing, and VBAC. Amy will also be speaking on birth art and activism at […]
ICAN Conference: Pre-order Speakers' Books!
If you are going to ICAN’s 2011 conference in St. Louis, don’t forget you can pre order the speakers books or Cesarean Voices. You must pay by paypal and pick it up at the conference. Check it out! https://stg.ican-online.org/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14&zenid=16fea0f01df587521574e999a99a6037 If you are going to ICAN’s 2011 conference in St. Louis, don’t forget you can pre-order the […]
From "McBirth" to Homebirth
ICAN mama Rebecca James was recently interviewed on elephantjournal.com about her journey from having a “McBirth” to homebirth, with a little help from ICAN along the way. She had this to say about how ICAN helped support her after her traumatic cesarean surgery: It is hard to find support after a cesarean! Most people don’t […]
She Wants a VBAC, But Her Partner's Not So Sure
ICAN’s Education Director Krista Cornish Scott has published an article on About.com called, “Planning a VBAC When Your Partner’s Isn’t Sure.” Krista provides tips for dealing with this situation such as acknowledging fear, asking your partner to listen to how your cesarean affected you, and approaching your partner with their learning style. Krista writes, “Getting […]
Speakers Announced for ICAN Conference
The complete list of speakers has been announced for the ICAN Conference 2011: Your Gateway to a Better Birth, being held April 8 – 10 in St Louis, MO. Please see the conference website: http://conference.ican-online.org/speakers.htm for the full listing. This year’s conference speakers are among the most recognized, respected and innovative names in the birthing […]
No One Truly Benefits from Defensive Medicine
This is a cross-post from The Unnecesarean, which is in the midst of a fantastic series on defensive medicine. If you haven’t been reading the posts in this series, you can get caught up here. By Desirre Andrews, President of ICAN A woman’s pregnancy should be a positive time as she prepares for the birth […]
DVD Review – Dance of the Womb: Belly Dance for Pregnancy and Birth
This review comes to us from ICAN Education Director Krista Cornish Scott. The DVD is available from the ICAN online bookstore for $39.95. Click here to check it out! DVD Review: Dance of the Womb: Belly Dance for Pregnancy and Birth By Maha Al Musa, 2009 http://www.bellydanceforbirth.com This elegant and arrestingly beautiful DVD is a […]
Register for the ICAN Conference!
Registration for ICAN’s 2011 conference is now OPEN at http://conference.ican-online.org/registration.htm Join us in St. Louis, MO for ICAN’s Gateway to a Better Birth conference, April 8-10, 2011. Early Bird Registration is only $99 for a limited time! Speakers include Henci Goer, Pam England, Isa Herrera and Dr. George Macones. This is a fantastic opportunity to […]
Cesarean Rate Reaches (Another) Record High
32.9% of Births Resulting In Major Abdominal Surgery; 13th Consecutive Year to Show Increase Redondo Beach, CA, December 21, 2010 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics has reported that the cesarean rate hit another record high in 2009, with a preliminary rate of 32.9 percent. The findings reflect […]
Rise of unnecessary cesareans
MyHealthNewsDaily recently reported on the rising rate of cesareans, especially among first-time mothers. “The most concerning problem is the high rate in first-time mothers,” said Dr. Jun Zhang, a medical researcher at the National Institutes of Health and co-author of a new report on cesarean delivery practices. In his study, published in the American Journal […]
Cesarean Images – How Do You Feel About Them?
At our monthly ICAN of the Twin Cities meeting this past Monday, we watched three breech birth videos: a vaginal breech at home, a vaginal breech in the hospital, and a cesarean for breech. After the videos, we talked about how difficult it is for some of us to watch cesarean videos because it looks […]
Not too posh, but still pushed
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal has been making headlines in TIME and Salon, among other outlets. Headlines herald the findings as proof that women are “not too posh to push” and can’t be blamed for the rising cesarean rate. Instead, women are having cesareans for “medical reasons.” From the BBC: It […]
