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:
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
ICAN Names Anna Matsumoto the September 2015 Volunteer of the Month Read More »
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
ICAN Names Nicole Goddard the August 2015 Volunteer of the Month Read More »
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
ICAN Names Melissa Mathewson the July 2015 Volunteer of the Month Read More »
Guest post birth story by Katy Rank Lev for Brain, Child Magazine. I joined my local ICAN chapter after my first son was delivered via cesarean. Over the next five years, I became a leader of ICAN of Southwestern PA and the organization supported me through my next pregnancy and VBAC attempt… then they supported me
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