Cutting Less: VBAC Navajo Style
The National Institutes of Health VBAC conference is stirring up coverage all over the internet (including our own blog carnival) and in the press. On Sunday, the New York Times published an astounding story about cesareans and VBACs at a Navajo hospital in Arizona. As Washington debates health care, this small hospital in a dusty […]
Rachael Ray's Dr. Ian: VBAC Should be a Woman's Choice
In case you missed it, talk show host Rachel Ray featured Joy Szabo’s fight for VBAC on her show yesterday. In a segment called “Going Too Far?” Medical Edition, Dr. Ian and Rachel discussed VBAC bans an the rights of women to choose whether or not they have a cesarean. See the video here:
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending February 28th
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org Hey birth bloggers! Don’t forget to submit an entry in our first-ever blog carnival. Details here. And now […]
Mother-sized Activism: Pre-order the NIH VBAC Consensus Statement
This mother-size activism task takes less than 2 two minutes and can be done from the comfort of your computer chair! As we’ve blogged previously, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is planning a conference called Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights. ICAN President Desirre Andrews says: The weeks are counting down to the NIH […]
Elective cesarean increases risk for infant breathing problems
Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a common cause of respiratory problems in infants. A recent study published in Pediatrics finds that babies born by cesarean without experiencing labor are at substantially greater risk for developing TTN. The researchers examined the incidence of TTN among babies who experienced labor and those who did not. […]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending February 21st
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org Life prevented us from blogging the best last week, but we’ll make it up to you here! Great […]
VBAC Bans in Illinois
ICAN President Desirre Andrews was quoted today in the Chicago Tribune. The article discusses VBAC bans in Illinois and the overuse of repeat cesareans (ERCS). Repeat C-sections have become so routine that 90 percent of pregnant women who have the surgery give birth that way again. That is a concern to health experts, who say […]
More Than Just A Healthy Baby
Yesterday afternoon, Gina Crosley-Corcoran of ICAN of DuPage, and Danielle Elwood from ICAN of Connecticut sat down with Karen Angstadt on her weekly radio show A Labor of Love to talk about birth, cesarean sections, and how a healthy baby isn’t all that matters. The show provides a multifaceted exploration of birth trauma, illustrated by […]
Mapping US Cesarean Rates
Jill at the Unnecessarian has posted this stunning map of the 2007 state-by-state cesarean rates in the U.S. The map was crated by Unnecessarian reader Jessica Turon. It’s one thing to know the rates, it’s another to see it visually:
One Layer or Two: Much Ado About Something?
ICAN’s next webinar: Confused by the controversy over single layer vs. double layer? You’re not alone. Whether you’re a mom worried about your own single layer closure, or a birth professional seeking more information, this online session is for you. You’ll learn what the research says about the differences between single layer and double layer […]
Cesarean Art Show – Call for Submissions
From ICAN of Baltimore… Our vision: The Baltimore chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is seeking submissions for an art exhibit titled “Cesarean Voices.” The exhibit will be the first of its kind in the country and will be an exploration of the issues surrounding cesarean birth. It would also serve to help […]
Mother-sized Activism: Tell NBC What You Think!
Welcome, birth advocates, to our third installment of the “Mother-Sized Activism” feature on this blog, where we take an issue and put the relevant information together so you can grab a few minutes out of your day and help make a real difference. So many of us can get overwhelmed thinking of all the work […]
