During the month of October, ICAN will be focused on bringing awareness to the condition of placenta accreta which is when the placenta attaches too deeply into the uterine wall. This condition carries a 7% mortality risk to the mom due to massive blood loss. Moms are normally made very aware of the risk of uterine
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The International Cesarean Awareness Network is proud to have Henci Goer, medical author and international speaker, on our advisory committee. In addition to her books and numerous online writings, she is also the founder and director of Childbirth U, a website dedicated to educating pregnant women about their birth options. We have selected the following
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On August 17th, 2017, The National Accreta Foundation, The Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement and The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine pushed out an online awareness campaign on P.O.S.T.B.I.R.T.H. warning signs. What is this awareness campaign all about? P.O.S.T.B.I.R.T.H. is an acronym for postpartum complications warning signs that need immediate attention for the safety of
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Empowered Birth. What does this mean? What does this look like? That is up to you. Does an empowered birth include one type of delivery, vaginal or cesarean, or any type of delivery? Does an empowered birth include pain medications or none? Does it include a top 10 list of items you can check off
In 2014, I was led down a path that I later learned often resulted in a C-Section. I knew I wanted to have a vaginal birth after a cesarean before I even knew what a VBAC was. Not even a couple months postpartum, I searched to learn what my options were for my future births.
“The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.” Thomas Huxley Reverberating through the internet is an article by a group of scientists theorizing that cesarean availability has altered the course of human evolution, resulting in an epidemic of babies with heads too big to pass through their mother’s
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Improving VBAC Success Through the VBAC Evaluation Katie Gaither had her first cesarean in 2004 for breech presentation. She got pregnant again shortly after that birth. She was told she had a high chance of uterine rupture and that she wouldn’t find a provider who would agree to a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC).
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“At the very least, [placenta accreta/percreta] often results in severe hemorrhage, hysterectomy, loss of fertility, uterine rupture, and significant damage to the urological system or abdomen of the mother, not to mention prematurity in the baby. This is why it is important to avoid the first cesarean whenever possible, to not automatically schedule repeat cesareans in most
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A Look at an Accreta OR: All hands on deck for both baby and mother during an accreta delivery… . Follow ICAN on facebook, pinterest, and instagram. Like and share our accreta pics! . #ICANsavelives Read about ICAN’s Accreta Awareness Month. .
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“While the risks of placenta accreta are considerable and women need to be informed about them, they must be kept in perspective. Many women with placenta accreta do reasonably well, as do their babies. If you have accreta, don’t read the list of possible risks below and panic. Remember that these are only possibilities. They have to be
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