30 Days of ICAN: Day 30

Phew!!! #CAM2015 has flown by and we hope you have appreciated the stories, pictures, and resources that ICAN Twin Cities passed along over the last month. Today, for the last day of #CAM2015 we are passing along more information on how to get connected to ICAN Twin Cities. 

First, if you haven't already, like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/icantwincities

If you are a mama in need of private, mom to mom support, please consider joining our closed Facebook group. We have a very busy group with lots of chatter and welcome any mama's in need of support. If you would like to post a question anonymously, please contact and admin. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/icantwincities/

Please consider coming to one of our monthly meetings as well!

Free monthly meetings for support and education are held the
Second Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm

Holy Cross Lutheran Church,
1720 E Minnehaha Pkwy, Minneapolis

MAP

Meetings are free and do not require membership. We generally have childcare available at our Minneapolis meeting for older children with a suggested donation of $5. RSVP is requested for childcare only. Babes-in-arms are welcome in the meeting space.As a general rule, our meetings are reserved for women who have experienced a cesarean or hope to prevent one. However, we regularly have meetings designed to include spouses and partners, and will note it on our website.

We cancel meetings due in inclement weather whenever Minneapolis public schools are canceled. Subscribe to our email list to stay up-to-date on meeting information.

May 11, 2015-Meet the Providers

We will be having providers including OB's, hospital, birthcenter, and homebirth practices at our meeting this May. Please consider coming! 

**We are asking that only mom's seeking providers and 1 birth support partner (husband, partner, doula ect.) attend because of limited space.

30 Days of ICAN: Day 29

Today for #CAM2015, please take a moment to get to know your Twin Cities board members!

All of us come from different back grounds with different stories to tell.

ICAN Twin Cities Leadership

And check out our main page for Twin Cities specific information

ICAN Twin Cities

30 Days of ICAN: Day 28

Today for #CAM2015 check out the ICAN International Blog for get information, resources, and stories.

http://www.ican-online.org/blog/

30 Days of ICAN: Day 27

Today for #CAM2015 cehck out this cool infograph on VBAC

http://www.givingbirthwithconfidence.org/p/bl/et/blogid=16&blogaid=1265

30 Days of ICAN: Day 26

Today for #CAM2015 we are featuring a website with lots of good information and posts regarding the cesarean epidemic in the United States.

http://www.theunnecesarean.com/

30 Days of ICAN : Day 25

Today for #CAM2015 we are passing along more resources to better understand Uterine Rupture.

What Is a Uterine Rupture?

30 Days of ICAN: Day 24

Today for #CAM2015 is a video about the importance of movement during labor.

Move, Walk, and Change Positions

30 Days of ICAN: Day 23

More information on the cascade of interventions.

Cascade of Interventions

30 Days of ICAN: Day 22

Today for #CAM2015 we are reposting a blog post that breaks down what ACOG really says about VBAC

VBAC: What ACOG Really Says

30 Days of ICAN: Day 21

Today we are featuring an ICAN professional member: Melissa Kosloski

Melissa writes:

I am the mother of two young boys, who each were born under very different conditions. The first, an induction turned cesarean in the hospital and the second a home VBAC in the water. Having these very different birthing experiences has lead me to certify as a childbirth educator with Birth Boot Camp and to work as a birth doula. I am passionate about offering support and helping to educate women and their families during their pregnancy and birth. I also volunteer my time to help run The Birth Community, the local childbirth network, in central Minnesota. I teach in the St. Cloud area, where I live with my husband and rambunctious boys.

I feel that resources like ICAN are very important to birthing women and their families. Often times women who experience a cesarean birth don't have any idea what to expect or of the challenges that go along with them until after they have one. In my own experience, I knew I didn't want a cesarean with my first, but I did nothing to prepare myself to avoid one, nor did I have any idea what a challenge I would face in my desire to have a VBAC with subsequent pregnancies. My own journey has lead to my desire to teach childbirth education and support women through birth as a doula. I hope to encourage women to learn about their options and understand birth so that she can make the decisions that are best for her and her baby.

If you want more information please visit Melissa's website at: http://www.swellbirth.com/

If you would like more information about Doula's in general,  The Childbirth Collective is a good place to start. 

30 Days of ICAN: Day 20

Today for #CAM2015, we are sharing a news article that discusses a recent award given to a Georgia Hospital for the lowest numbers of elective c-sections or inductions before 39 weeks--as supported by the March of Dimes.

March of Dimes makes '39 Weeks' award to Phoebe

30 Days of ICAN: Day 19

Today for #CAM2015, we are featuring a news article where the WHO cautions against pointless C-Sections.


WHO Cautions Women Against Pointless C-Sections

30 Days of ICAN: Day 18

Today for #CAM2015, We are covering a new story that discusses why,"the best fetal maternal outcomes for new moms are in some of the least expensive neighborhoods within California’s major cities, an analysis of data in a recent study by the California HealthCare Foundation shows."

Good birth outcomes more prevalent in some of California’s less expensive neighborhoods

30 Days of ICAN: Day 17

Today for #CAM2015, we are sharing a news story that discussion the potential long-term health affects that cesareans can have on moms.

Cesarean Sections May Lead To Long-Term Health Problems For Some

30 Days of ICAN: Day 16

Today for #CAM2015, we are posting another news article that covered a controversial 'meme' that became quite popular on social media recently.

Mothers enraged over anti-cesarean meme

30 Days of ICAN: Day 14

Who knew an exercise ball could be so beneficial during birth!

http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-ball-delivery-decreases-labor-c-sections.html

30 Days of ICAN: Day 13

Today for #CAM2015, check out this recent article that talks about 'The Gentle Cesarean'

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/health/2015/03/12/family-centered-gentle-c-section-turns-birth-surgery-labor/70215580/

30 Days of ICAN: Day 12

Today we are sharing a popular article that has been circulating on the internet, "Why Most Brazilian Women get C-Sections"

The article states "In many parts of the world, women are having more Cesarean sections than medically necessary. Recent abuses of pregnant women in Brazil have sparked a small, vocal movement of activists who want mothers to have more say in the delivery room."

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/why-most-brazilian-women-get-c-sections/360589/

30 Days of ICAN: Day 11

For today, we are sharing the WHO's latest article on when to perform cesareans. #CAM2015


http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/caesarean-sections/en/

30 Days of ICAN: Day 10

Today we are passing along more information about Vaginal Breech Birth.

Vaginal Breech Birth