ICAN

The ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) is holding another biennial conference this April in St. Louis.  On the agenda are topics such as caring for a Cesarean scar, legislative advocacy and delivering breech babies, and most exciting is the focus on educating women and health-care professionals about the latest evidence regarding vaginal births  after Caesareans {emphasis mine}, said conference director Maureen Hetrick.  Here in Lafayette we would like to start an ICAN chapter and do the same: educate.  Women need to know that a repeat cesarean isn’t always necessary, and that they have rights to a vaginal birth.  And also, we need to get the care providers in our area on board with the fact that a VBAC is safe.  Bottom line, people need to get educated.

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