Here are 5 small blogs you may or may not have come across just yet, but which we think you’ll really enjoy! Birth Activist–Blogging began at this site in 2006, and “is run by several bloggers who think birth is a very important event,” which is made evident in their posts, including topics ranging from
Today we’re sharing 5 “mama” blogs we love. Check them out if you haven’t already! Birth Without Fear–A cesarean, VBA2C and UBA2C (unassisted birth after 2 cesareans) mom, January’s blog provides a wealth of information on birth and VBAC, along with many amazing and beautiful birth stories we think you’ll love reading. She also maintains
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Today, we are featuring some of the blogs of our very own ICAN Chapters! Is your chapter on the list? ICAN of Louisville–A great place to stay in the loop for Louisville local chapter happenings and to stay on top of birth related information. The blog writers do a great job of keeping everyone connected!
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There are many wonderful blogs out there, so we mean for this to be just a little taste of places to start your reading and research. In no particular order, here are 5 of our favorite research blogs*: Stand and Deliver–Canadian writer and blogger Rixa Freeze received a master’s degree in American history from Ohio
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In 2012, we are celebrating ICAN’s 30 year anniversary! We are very excited and we have big plans for celebrating our anniversary this year. We will be celebrating with theme months all year long, so stay tuned to the Blog for many exciting things to come. Starting Monday for the first month of our celebration,
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On behalf of ICAN, we would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy holiday season. We would also like to take the time to discuss induction of labor, since the holidays seem to be a popular time for labor induction in many women. When necessary for the health of mother and baby, induction
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Authored by Elliott Main, MD, Christine Morton, PhD, David Hopkins PhD, Giovanna Giuliani, MBA, MPH, Kathryn Melsop, MS and Jeffrey Gould, MD, MPH, a recently released white paper by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative posits that the increasing rate of cesarean delivery in the United States should be of serious concern both for financial
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reaffirmed their Committee Opinion originally released in 2007 of cesarean delivery on maternal request in a publication released online today. The opinion was on the subject of primary cesarean delivery on maternal request with no medical indications for a cesarean delivery–in other words, a first time cesarean delivery
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We are currently seeking the original writers for Cesarean Voices. If your story was included in the book, please contact Martha Basham at publications@ican-online.org as soon as possible! Thank you!
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Reuters reported online yesterday the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Led by Dr. Erika F. Werner, an obstetrician at the medical school, the study found from a sample size of 400,000 first time mothers “. . . that newborns delivered by forceps were 45
