By Maureen Finneran Hetrick
ICAN Conference Director
Have you been wondering what you can do to help ICAN? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of women? Consider joining the ICAN 2011 Conference Committee! You can help make next year’s conference the best ever!
Top Ten Reasons to Volunteer on the 2011 ICAN Conference Committee:
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Top Ten Reasons to Volunteer on the 2011 ICAN Conference Committee
Announcing the ICAN VBAC Blog Carnival!
UPDATE:Read the VBAC Blog Carnival here!
In light of the upcoming NIH VBAC Meetings, the ICAN blog would like you to be heard in our first-ever blog carnival.The NIH Meetings, to be held in Bethesda, MD from March 8-10, will gather “invited experts” to present evidence on the safety and availability of VBAC in the United [...]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending February 7th
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org
The blogosphere was full of reactions this week to the Today Show’s “Live in the OR” segment showing an [...]
ICAN Responds: “Today Show” Spreads Misinformation
In response to the Today’s Show “Live in the OR” segment that showed a scheduled cesarean in progress , ICAN is appalled by the lighthearted tone and lack of in-depth information regarding cesareans. Dr. Nancy Snyderman downplayed the risks of cesareans while adding to the myth that suspected fetal macrosomia and being postdates are [...]
ICAN Online Store Specials
The ICAN Bookstore now offers 1st Class & Media Mail as shipping options! ICAN continues to be a valuable resource to birthing women and hopes that cheaper shipping options along with our low rates will allow us to reach even more women.
Check out this month’s specials, buy access to the January 24th webinar or pick [...]
ICAN Conference 2011 Announced
From Maureen Finneran Hetrick, ICAN 2011 Conference Director:
We are excited to announce St. Louis, Missouri as the location of the ICAN Conference April 8 – 10, 2011! St. Louis is a beautiful city with a large birth community, strong local support for ICAN, and plenty of free attractions for families.
This will be a first for [...]
“We Never Set Out to Be Rebels”: A Mother and Father’s VBAC Story
At 38 weeks, Debbie Fields was told by her OB/GYN that he would no longer support her plan for VBAC and gave her the ultimatum to schedule a cesarean or find a new doctor. In this interview, Debbie and her husband Ken each share their perspectives on what happened and how their journey to VBAC [...]
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending January 17, 2010
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org
Birthing Beautiful Ideas – Sex After C-Section: The Advice that Women Do (and Don’t) Need: After much controversy in [...]
Guest Blog: Cesarean Moms Speak Out!
ICAN of Connecticut chapter leader and blogger Danielle Elwood shares her reflections on hosting a blog radio show last night in defense of cesarean moms who don’t just want to “have a giggle and get over it.”
The saga began earlier this week with a book review (on Mominatrix’s Guide to Sex: A No-Surrender Advice Book [...]