Preparing For Birth

http://blog.ican-online.org/2010/02/07/mother-sized-activism-nbc/
The International Cesarean Awareness Network wants you to get involved and speak your mind about what you think of the NBC “Live in the OR” piece from last week. Here is the link to ICAN’s official response.
The only way that mass media will be responsible for what they put on the airwaves is for real [...]

There is much in the news and in community talk how women are signing up for cesareans electively. I am very intrigued by this assumption and believe there is much misinformation regarding the topic out in the public for consumption. I am seeking to shed some more light on this topic.
Though this is not a [...]

Many years ago I wrote this piece after attending my very first ICAN conference in San Diego in 2005. I read this and part of me weeps for her, for the me I was and for the women who are becoming part of this sisterhood willingly, wittingly or not.  My pain has been transformed into [...]

Here is the radio interview I did with Debbie Hull of the Whole Mother Radio show.  We talked about the current percentage of cesareans, VBAC availability, where to obtain support, ways to prevent an unnecessary cesarean and much more!
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/090803_063001wholemother.MP3

This is a  slight re-do from a popular blog post from early 2008. The information is vital and pertinent to the near 1.5 million women (based on previous CDC data) who will have a cesarean surgery this year.
Having a cesarean section will almost always  get you a baby.  Generally there is much more to it [...]

Having a cesarean section will likely get you a baby, but generally much more than you bargained for.
Let me count the ways in no particular order:

A scar that in no way makes a bikini look better. Sometimes described as a shelf or a pouch.
The feeling of failure, guilt or less than deserving of motherhood.
The [...]

April is Cesarean Awareness Month http://www.ican-online.org/

What is Cesarean Awareness Month?

An internationally recognized month of awareness about the impact of cesarean sections on mothers, babies, and families worldwide. It’s about educating yourself to the pros and cons of major abdominal surgery and the possibilities for healthy birth afterwards as well as educating yourself for prevention [...]