ICAN is excited to announce Sarah McLaughlin Baize as our newest Chapter Leader! “My strongest belief is that most of our efforts need to go into preventing moms from ever having a first cesarean. After doing this training, I realize how few moms get their VBAC experience.” – Sarah McLaughlin Baize, ICAN of Phoenix Where
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ICAN’s May Volunteer of the Month is Jennifer Whitman! Jennifer is the Chapter Leader of ICAN of Ottawa. How long have you been an ICAN member? I have been an ICAN member for 2 years and I have been attending ICAN meetings for 4.5 years. How did you first find ICAN? After my first was
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ICAN is excited to announce Alexis Scott as our newest Chapter Leader! “There are always choices; no one else should be in control of your voice.” ~ Alexis Scott, ICAN of Fargo-Moorhead Please introduce yourself to ICAN: I graduated from college with a degree in Business. I speak Spanish fluently and have worked mostly in
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ICAN is excited to announce Karla Wiegrefe as our newest Chapter Leader! “We can’t talk about the risks and none of the benefits of one thing (VBAC) and the benefits but none of the risks of the other (CS) and yet that is too often when our maternity system does. How much better everyone is
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ICAN is excited to announce Tiffany Venekamp as our newest Chapter Leader! “Informed Consent has not been given if a provider does not lay all the options on the table with honest pros and cons of said choices. ” ~ Tiffany Venekamp, ICAN of HKA, Texas Please introduce yourself to ICAN: I am the mother
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ICAN’s April Volunteer of the Month is Nicole Goddard! Nicole is the Western Regional Coordinator for ICAN. How long have you been an ICAN member? 9 years How did you first find ICAN? My first birth ended in an unnecessary cesarean, and I suffered from PPD due to the way my birth ended up. I
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ICAN is excited to announce Alicea Acevedo as our newest Chapter Leader! “I have very strong feelings about providers giving out incomplete and misleading information. Women can make their own decisions but should have correct and complete information.” ~ Alicea Acevedo, ICAN of Tallahassee Please introduce yourself to ICAN: I am married with two daughters,
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Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 – 17) falls right in the middle of Cesarean Awareness Month and ICAN is gathering stories to raise awareness of the racism and discrimination people of color face in pregnancy and childbirth. Please help us in this effort! Submit your story here. Apply for ICAN’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee here.
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The newest t-shirt in ICAN’s awareness line is available now! Purchases can be made through March 23rd here. Available in two colors – graphite heather and ICAN garnet – proceeds will help support ICAN’s mission to improve maternal-child health by reducing preventable cesareans through education, supporting cesarean recovery, and advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean
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When I found out I was pregnant the first time, I didn’t know much about the process or the world of birth. I did know that I would like to birth with as few interventions as possible. After all, women have been birthing for thousands of years, it should be no big deal, right? A
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