ICAN is excited to announce Siusan Peek as our newest Chapter Leader! “We aren’t anti-CS, that we are pro-CS when it’s needed and pro-woman always.” ~ Siusan Peek, ICAN of Birmingham Please introduce yourself to ICAN: I have a BA in History from Berea College and am currently a graduate student pursuing an MA in
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Throughout the month of November, ICAN will be sharing social media graphics and blog posts about #GivingTuesday. If you didn’t participate last year, and even if you did, you may wonder what this event is all about. Today is your introduction to the movement! For several years, the United States holiday of Thanksgiving has been
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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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As October ends, we would like to thank everyone who supported ICAN Accreta Awareness Month! The more our information was shared, the more mothers spoke out about how they and their families were affected by accreta. Conversations about placenta accreta, especially those including loss, can be very difficult. Though fear and anxiety make these discussions
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By Erin Digitale, September 2013 Too Deeply Attached Before her third son was born in 2010, Maya Adam had to face a possibility modern medicine has made almost obsolete: she could bleed to death before or during delivery. A rare defect in her placenta left both Adam and her fetus vulnerable to sudden, fatal hemorrhage.
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I went in for a routine mid-pregnancy scan at 20 weeks and was sent home after being told everything looked good. The next morning I got a phone call from my OB telling me that it looked like I had complete placenta previa and possibly vasa previa. I was told not to google (I did)
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By The Well-Rounded Mama, May 27, 2013 A cesarean section is surgery, and thus entails the usual immediate risks associated with surgery, including infection, hemorrhage, anesthesia problems, blood clots, and accidental damage to surrounding tissues. These alone are substantial enough to warrant concern with the current high cesarean rate. However, what many people don’t realize is
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ICAN is excited to announce Caroline Dietz as our newest Chapter Leader! “I really hope that through education and support that I can help just one woman avoid a c-section or at least feel more resolution about the way her baby was brought into this world.” ~ Caroline Dietz, ICAN of Houston/Galveston Please introduce yourself
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By Malorie Maddox, August 8, 2017 Two Nebraska Mothers Speak Out on Their Challenging Pregnancies Two mothers both went into the delivery room knowing their lives were at risk. They both suffer from placenta accreta, a condition that is on the rise. At age three, Zayne Kreikemeier already has a need for speed. His entry
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By Jalynne, September 2016 One Pregnancy Risk Every C-section Mom Should Know About C-Sections have become common now more than they have ever before. And there is a lot of controversy surrounding the benefits, risks, etc. Why women should or should not be able to choose C-section over natural birth, whether there is a certain
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