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Massage for Your Health - Hometown Focus [1]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 8:51pm

Massage for Your Health [1]
Hometown Focus
For instance, massaging the legs up to 10 weeks after delivery, especially with a C-section, is prohibited. Also the therapist should know ... Gentle Swedish massage on the rest of the body is appropriate for both vaginal or Cesarean births.” So don't ...

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Hudson Valley Hospital Center Hosts Maternity Fair Sunday - Patch.com [4]

ICAN in the News [5] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 7:45pm

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Hosts Maternity Fair Sunday [4]
Patch.com
... Plans all the basics. ICAN of Westchester (International Cesarean Awareness Network) – What you need to know about C-sections. Related Topics: hudson valley hospital center and “Art of Having a Baby Maternity Fair". Email me updates about this story.

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Faxton-St. Luke's among highest rate of C-sections upstate - Utica Observer Dispatch [7]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 1:48pm

Faxton-St. Luke's among highest rate of C-sections upstate [7]
Utica Observer Dispatch
... are more likely to have cesarean deliveries than mothers across the state. Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare has the fifth highest rate of C-sections among the 59 upstate hospitals that reported birth data to the state in 2011. ... Hayden credited ...

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Hudson Valley Hospital Center Hosts Maternity Fair Sunday - Patch.com [9]

ICAN in the News [5] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:06am

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Hosts Maternity Fair Sunday [9]
Patch.com
This will include but won't be limited to Life and Disability Insurance info on IRA's , Roth IRA's and College 529 Plans all the basics. ICAN of Westchester (International Cesarean Awareness Network) – What you need to know about C-sections. Related ...

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The Ins and Outs of Gut Bacteria - KMBZ [11]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 8:49am

The Ins and Outs of Gut Bacteria [11]
KMBZ
"It's during the event of birth that the initial and important inoculums of microbes happen," she said, adding that babies born by cesarean section might get a different dose of bacteria. "Nature meant for us to be born vaginally, and babies that don't ...

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Posted today at 5:51am - 610kvnu [13]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 8:45am

Posted today at 5:51am [13]
610kvnu
"It's during the event of birth that the initial and important inoculums of microbes happen," she said, adding that babies born by cesarean section might get a different dose of bacteria. "Nature meant for us to be born vaginally, and babies that don't ...

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Amber Rose: Why I Ended Up Having a C-Section - People Magazine [15]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 05/01/2013 - 11:49am

Amber Rose: Why I Ended Up Having a C-Section [15]
People Magazine
I thought that after having had a c-section you aren't allowed a home-birth anymore. At least that's how it is ... The C-section rate in America is ridiculous and they are way more of a high risk than vaginal births and only should be used in life or ...

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I had a natural C-section - Parentdish [17]

VBAC in the News [2] - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 4:59am

I had a natural C-section [17]
Parentdish
After years of infertility issues, Ffyona delivered both her much-longed-for babies by C-section - but Darcy's birth was by rarely performed 'natural C-section'. In a natural caesarean section the baby is born via a small incision made in the abdomen.

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AAP Weighs In On Home Birth - Huffington Post - Huffington Post [19]

VBAC in the News [2] - Sun, 04/28/2013 - 10:23pm

AAP Weighs In On Home Birth - Huffington Post [19]
Huffington Post
The aim of the new statement is to help establish guidelines for newborn care, not to comment on home birth in general, Dr. Kristi Watterberg, a professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico and the lead author, said. "There are standards for ...

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Laborfest aims to raise awareness of birth options for area - WREX-TV [21]

ICAN in the News [5] - Sun, 04/28/2013 - 3:54pm

Laborfest aims to raise awareness of birth options for area [21]
WREX-TV
The Rock River Valley chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network is hosting Laborfest. It's raising awareness about available birth options and maternal care in the area. All money raised at the first annual Laborfest are going right back ...

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What expectant mothers don't expect - Ashland Daily Tidings [23]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 2:00pm

What expectant mothers don't expect [23]
Ashland Daily Tidings
The average charge in the U.S. for a cesarean birth is $51,000, vaginal birth in a hospital is $32,000, homebirth is $4,500 and an unassisted homebirth is $15.90. "There are enormous financial interests at stake in babies," says Margulis. Deborah ...

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C-sections, obstetric interventions increasing faster among privately insured - MinnPost.com [25]

VBAC in the News [2] - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 9:15am

MinnPost.com [25]
C-sections, obstetric interventions increasing faster among privately insured [25]
MinnPost.com
Meanwhile, the rates at which women are delivering a baby vaginally after previously delivering another baby by C-section — a procedure known as a VBAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean) — has plummeted, from 28.3 percent to 8.5 percent. Cesarean ...

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Midwife: Providing a natural, personal birth experience - The Journal News | LoHud.com [27]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 04/25/2013 - 10:37pm

Midwife: Providing a natural, personal birth experience [27]
The Journal News | LoHud.com
2, and her Orange County obstetrician insisted that her only choice was another C-section, Wildrick, a nurse who works at White Plains Hospital, researched the risks of a vaginal birth after a cesarean and found that the American College of Gynecology ...

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Doula: A comforting presence during pregnancy, delivery - The Journal News | LoHud.com [29]

VBAC in the News [2] - Thu, 04/25/2013 - 10:37pm

Doula: A comforting presence during pregnancy, delivery [29]
The Journal News | LoHud.com
“The idea that we have in our heads is that women are only going through things emotionally, physically, psychologically after the pregnancy,” says Katherine Anderson, a Hudson Valley Birth Network doula based in Dobbs Ferry. “But my job is ... Who ...

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'LABORfest: Learning About Birth Options in Rockford' April 28 at Casey's Pub - The Rock River Times [31]

ICAN in the News [5] - Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:17am

'LABORfest: Learning About Birth Options in Rockford' April 28 at Casey's Pub [31]
The Rock River Times
LOVES PARK, Ill. — The local ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter of the Rock River Valley will host “LABORfest: Learning About Birth Options in Rockford” from 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 28, at Casey's Pub, 7307 N. Alpine Road ...

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Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring - MedPage Today - MedPage Today [33]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:31am

MedPage Today [33]
Lupus Drugs in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring - MedPage Today [33]
MedPage Today
All participating women had at least four criteria for lupus according to the American College of Rheumatology, and all children included were born after the maternal diagnosis of lupus. The women's mean age at the time of their first birth was 32, and ...

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Can caesarean sections increase susceptibility to disease? - Medical Xpress - Medical Xpress [35]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 8:50am

Can caesarean sections increase susceptibility to disease? - Medical Xpress [35]
Medical Xpress
Despite efforts to reduce intervention rates during labour, vaginal births without medical intervention are becoming increasingly rare in Australia and overseas: nearly one in three women in Australian now give birth by caesarean; more than half are ...

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Cesarean Section Worsens Condition of Pregnant Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain - Parent Herald [37]

VBAC in the News [2] - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 12:06am

Cesarean Section Worsens Condition of Pregnant Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain [37]
Parent Herald
According to the authors, choosing cesarean birth over vaginal birth due to pelvic girdle pain can prove to be more harmful than beneficial, as C-section worsens the condition and puts women at higher risks of experiencing chronic pelvic girdle pain ...

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C-sections increasing despite possible long-term effects - Liberty Vindicator [39]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 04/22/2013 - 9:01pm

C-sections increasing despite possible long-term effects [39]
Liberty Vindicator
She said it is possible to do a vaginal birth after a C-section, but she recommends women talk to their obstetrician even before getting pregnant about which type of delivery is best, with the least risk to mother and child. The rate of C-sections in ...

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Study: Anesthesia increases success rates of version procedures, decreases ... - News-Medical.net [41]

VBAC in the News [2] - Mon, 04/22/2013 - 10:59am

Study: Anesthesia increases success rates of version procedures, decreases ... [41]
News-Medical.net
The turning procedure, called an external cephalic version, or simply a "version," can allow some women with breech babies to avoid a cesarean section and have a head-first vaginal delivery instead. Prior studies have shown that spinal or epidural ...

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