Directory of Local Birth Professionals
"Birth is as safe as life gets."
~ Harriet Hartigan
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN), is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
CDC Statistics on Cesarean and VBAC for 2004
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Cesarean rate for 2004 is 29.1%
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The rate is up from 27.6% in 2003
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U.S. cesareans have risen 40% since 1996
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First-time cesareans are at an historical high of 20.6%
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VBAC rate fell to 9.2%
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Since 1996, the VBAC rate in the U.S. has plummeted 67%
Click HERE for the 2005 CDC report.
Click on the link below for your FREE booklet entitled
What every pregnant woman needs to know about Cesarean Section
Prepared by
The Maternity Center Association
Women are being DENIED the right to vaginal birth!
Do you know of a hospital in Colorado that is denying women the right to a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)? Please contact Colorado ICAN chapter coordination Christy Reeves and ICAN National with the name of the hospital and your city. We want to hear from you!
Have you been denied a VBAC?
Click HERE for information on what you can do about it.
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
303-663-8793
Kristi R. Conroy, CCCE, CLD, CLE
303-477-6243 Conroy_4@msn.com
ICAN of Colorado
Helping Colorado's families have the births they want!
Of all the rights of women,
the greatest
is to be a mother.
~Lynn Yutang