ICAN of Portland, OR

The Portland chapter of the International Cesearean Awareness Network, Inc.
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Online VBAC Resources 
  • www.ican-online.org - International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) website. Information about VBAC, preventing cesareans, how to join the national ICAN email support list, etc.
  • www.motherfriendly.org/resources - CIMS website; scroll down to the fact sheet on c-section
  • www.birthrites.org - Healing After a Cesarean, Inc., Australian website for support for women with a previous cesarean, plus information about future birth choices/rights. 
  • www.tabs.org.nz - Website on “Trauma And Birth Stress” (TABS), information on healing after a traumatic birth, dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • http://hencigoer.com/articles/vbac/ - Rebuttal to Rationales for Denial of VBAC
  • www.vbac.com/chapter38.html - chapter excerpt on VBAC vs. Cesarean pros and cons from the book, A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Enkin et al.  Evidence-based review of VBAC safety, although book went to press before the most recent studies about VBAC safety came out and so does not address that information
  • www.vbac.com/dystocia.html - Dystocia and VBAC, a discussion of previous cesareans for 'failure to progress' (FTP) or 'cephalo-pelvic disproportion' (CPD) or 'big baby/small pelvis'.
  • http://www.vbac.com/vbacguidelines.html - Summary of VBAC guidelines from various professional organizations around the world (USA, Canada, UK, AAFP, etc.)
  • http://www.nnepqin.org/nneob/servlet/ViewPage?id=6 - Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network – VBAC Guidelines and Summaries
  • www.gentlebirth.org/archives/icanvbac.html - VBAC information from the Midwife Archives
  • www.plus-size-pregnancy.org - info on plus-size pregnancy; also has info on cesareans and VBACs. Special section on VBAMC (VBAC after Multiple Cesareans) with a summary of VBAMC research studies and lots of VBAMC stories
  • www.spinningbabies.com - info on fetal malpositions and correcting them
  • www.gentlebirth.org -Midwife Archives; discussion over pertinent birthing issues, with lots of valuable information and links to explore. Highly recommended resource. Great place to read about a variety of opinions about various childbirth procedures or issues.