Edmonton VBAC Support Association
An ICAN Chapter International Cesarean Awareness
Network
MISSION STATEMENT
The Edmonton VBAC Support
Association is a non-profit group, founded in February
1986 and formally registered under the Societies Act of
Alberta in May of the same year. The goals of the
Association are:
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To Provide information
about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) to women
and their families.
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To provide emotional
support to women and their partners who are planning
a VBAC.
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To increase public
awareness of VBAC as a safe option.
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To represent and promote the interests
of VBAC parents, as health care consumers, to health
care professionals and to various levels of government.
The Edmonton VBAC Support
Association is a non-profit organization registered in
1986. Also known as ICAN of Edmonton , it is a chapter
of the International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN).
It exists to improve maternal child health by preventing
unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support
for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After
Cesarean (VBAC). There are almost 70 chapters of ICAN worldwide.
Cesarean and VBAC Support Meeting Information
Free meetings
Fourth (4th) Thursday of every month
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Le Soleil Clinic #15, 9353- 50 Street
(South of Capilano Mall, look for the blue neon sign of "Johnson
Controls")
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Please RSVP
Fathers, and babies are welcome.
Prenatal Class "Art of Avoiding a Caesarean"
Same date and location, earlier time 6:00 - 7:20 pm
Cost: About $25 for the mother and her birth support person
Calgary and Red Deer meeting dates are available upon request.
For More Information Contact Us At:
Claudia Villeneuve (780)444-3041
Connie Banack (780) 962-1846
E-mail: edmontonVBAC @ yahoo.ca
Online support group:
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/EdmontonVBACsupportassociationICANofedmonton/
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
April 22, 2006 – Join
us at the 3rd Annual Cesarean Awareness
Public Meeting at the Strathcona Centre Community Hall from 1:00-4:00 pm
in Edmonton . Contact us for a copy of the press release or the program.
April is Cesarean Awareness Month.
June 7, 2006 – Attend a free lecture on Cesarean Prevention
sponsored by ASAC at the Whitemud Crossing Public Library from
7:00-9:00 pm in Edmonton . For other lectures contact ASAC at
www.asac.ab.ca.
November 8, 2006 – Attend a second free lecture on Cesarean
Prevention sponsored by ASAC at the Whitemud Crossing Public Library from
7:00-9:00 pm in Edmonton . For other lectures contact ASAC at www.asac.ab.ca.
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