18 months ago I delivered our first child, a healthy boy named Vance, by cesarean section. It was a completely unplanned emergency surgery that was far from the natural birth my husband and I had hoped and planned for. My birth experience left me feeling broken and heavy hearted; emotions that were in complete
After a recent discussion with a group of women, I had two of them tell me that they didn’t think they would benefit from anything that had to do with ICAN. One believed ICAN was only for those who had a cesarean due to crazy circumstances and were upset about it and the other thought
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The International Cesarean Awareness Network’s Speaker Series Event Join this Online Event July 9th, 2013 at 3pm PST/5pm CT. You’ll need to register with the speaker series host first. Please email Thais at speakerhost (at) ican-online (dot) org with your first and last name to receive the password and link to enter the meeting. The
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Behind the Scenes of Birth Story with Sara Lamm, Co-Director with Mary Wigmore by Thais Derich On May 14, 2013, Thais Derich from the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) speaks with Sara Lamm about her recently released film Birth Story. The interview took place online with voice and video for ICAN members. ICAN: How did
ICAN is excited to announce the kickoff of its Speaker Series. Please join us as our Speaker Series Host, Thais Derich, interviews Sara Lamm, Director (with Mary Wigmore) and co-producer of Birth Story on Tuesday, May 14th 5:00 pm PST. Birth Story has been screened in over 200 locations worldwide including several locations hosted by
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It’s April and Cesarean Awareness Month! Check out this interview our president did with Science and Sensibility in recognition of CAM.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Cristen Pascucci March 13, 2013 Phone: (443) 622-2892 ImprovingBirth.org and International Cesarean Awareness Network Address Threats to Rights of Pregnant Women With protections for mothers under threat, advocacy groups call for solutions San Diego, CA–Maternity care advocacy groups speak out on the heels of last week’s public cases of a
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Let me start by saying that when I got pregnant, a c-section was the furthest thing from my mind. My husband and I were living in Hattiesburg, MS when we found out and I was bemoaning the lack of birthing centers. There were was a group of midwives in a city 2 hours away, but
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This is Pam’s 3rd and final VBAC story. Her first two VBAC stories were featured earlier this week on the Blog. I was 41 weeks pregnant with our fourth child and had been having irregular contractions all day when I decided I needed to go birthday shopping for my husband, whose birthday was the next
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This is Pam’s 2nd VBAC. The story of her first VBAC was published earlier this week on the Blog. Raquel’s birth once again proved the old adage: Expect the unexpected. My pregnancy was nearly perfect, so while I expected to pass my due date, I was somewhat surprised to find myself still pregnant after 41
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