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What to do if your hospital denies your right to VBAC
My Hospital Is Not Allowing VBAC My hospital is currently not allowing VBAC and forcing me to have a cesarean. What are my options? Contact ICAN with the name and city/state of the denying hospital, along with the name … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Prevention, VBAC
Tagged Advocacy, awareness, birth, C-section, Cesarean, ICAN, Los Angeles VBAC, tips, VBAC, vban bans
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October is Accreta Awareness Month
During the month of October, ICAN will be focused on bringing awareness to the condition of placenta accreta, when the placenta attaches too deeply into the uterine wall. This condition carries a 7% mortality risk to the mom due to … Continue reading
Posted in Prevention
Tagged accreta, ACOG, awareness, birth, C-section, Cesarean, ICAN, statistics
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2016-17 Professional Subscribers
The Los Angeles Chapter of ICAN is now accepting professional subscribers for the 2016-17 year. Available in one-year or five-year installments, professional subscribers enjoy the following benefits, in addition to being our first point of referrals for local women seeking … Continue reading
Laboring on the Monitors
There has been a lot of discussion at our recent meetings regarding continuous electronic fetal monitoring (cEFM) – which doctors/hospitals require it for VBAC, which don’t, and if there is access to telemetry. This post from ICAN of Atlanta was … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, cEFM, ICAN, interventions, poll, tips, VBAC
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Post Cesarean: The 18 Month Cry
My son celebrated his 18th month earth-side. Like most third kids, we celebrated by totally forgetting. Sorry kid. But for many, that 18th month mark offers the mom an opportunity to look back at a day that has been difficult … Continue reading
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