Books on Cesarean Avoidance
Useful Cesarean and VBAC
Website Links
Caregivers
Birth Stories
Books
on Cesarean Avoidance
The Cesarean Myth : Choosing the Best Way to Have Your
Baby.
By Mortimer G. Rosen and Lillian Thomas
Immaculate Deception II : Myth, Magic & Birth
By Suzanne Arms
Trust your Body! Trust your Baby!: Childbirth Wisdom and
Cesarean Prevention
By Andrea Frank Henkart
How to Avoid a Cesarean Section
By Christopher Norwood
Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Childbirth and
VBAC in 90’s
By Nancy Wainer Cohen
Silent Knife : Cesarean Prevention and V aginal Birth after
Cesarean (VBAC)
By Nancy Wainer Cohen
Birth After Cesarean: The Medical Facts
By Bruce L. Flamm
Natural Childbirth After Cesarean: A Practical Guide
By Karis Crawford
The VBAC Companion : The Expectant Mother’s Guide to Vaginal Birth After
Cesarean
By Diana Korte
The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Experience : Birth Stories by Parents and
Professionals
By Lynn Baptisti Richards
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean : The Smart Woman’s Guide to VBAC
By Elizabeth Kaufmann
The VBAC Source Book and Teaching Kit
By Nicette Jukelevics and Ruth Ancheta
Recovering from a Cesarean Section
By Karyn L. Feiden and Manuel AlvarezObstetrics
Myths Versus Research Realities:
A Guide to the Medical Literature
By Henci Goer
The Cesarean
by Michel Odent,
M.D
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Useful
Cesarean and VBAC Website Links
Hosted
by Nicette Jukelevics, MA, ICCE, a childbirth educator,
speaker and author on cesarean and VBAC issues. www.vbac.com
Hosted
by International Cesarean Awareness Network, originally founded
by Esther Booth Zorn. www.ican-online.org
Hosted
by Kmom, a childbirth educator and freelance writer. www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/csvbacindex.html
Hosted
by a group of birth professionals in United States and Canada.
Has good sections on Cesareans and VBAC. childbirth.org
Hosted
by Dr. Michel Odent, obstetrican, midwife, founder of the
Primal Health Research Center. www.birthworks.com/primalhealth
A
cesarean is a lifesaving operation that when necessary, outweighs
the surgical risks involved. VBAC or vaginal birth after
cesarean is a safe alternative for most women and their
babies. You may find the information below useful.
ICAN White Papers. http://www.ican-online.org/resources/white_papers/index.php
ICAN Official Website. http://ican-online.org
Other Useful Websites. http://www.ican-online.org/resources/links.php
Canadian VBAC Guidelines.
www.sogc.org/health/pdf/VBAC_e.pdf
Radio interview on cesarean
epidemic, posted in ASAC's website. http://www.asac.ab.ca/Media/healthylife/cv_050624.wma
VBAC Research List. http://www.worldserver.com/turk/birthing/rrvbac.html
ICAN En Español. http://www.ican-online.org/espanol/index.php
http://www.ican-online.org/espanol/apoyocesareas.php
Want to Post? Join the Northamerican
ICAN yahoo group. http://www.ican-online.org/community/emailsupport.php
Or join the Alberta , Canada
, ICAN yahoo group. http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/EdmontonVBACsupportassociationICANofedmonton/
Want to Chat? President of
ICAN responds every Wednesday on cesarean awareness.
http://www.mommychats.com/
Sign
our Petition. Support
VBAC and Mother-Friendly Childbirth. http://www.petitiononline.com/safevbac/petition.html
VBAC Classes
Edmonton: Contact (780) 444-3041 or preferably by email at edmontonVBAC
@ yahoo.ca
Calgary: http://www.crha-health.ab.ca/hlthconn/items/vbac.htm
Natural Birth Support
Groups
ASAC - Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth http://www.asac.ab.ca/
Birth Unlimited ( Calgary ) http://www.birthunlimited.ca/
Other Great Websites
Sheila Kitzinger (Author) http://www.sheilakitzinger.com/
Pam England (VBAC mom) http://www.birthingfromwithin.com/
Victorious Birth http://www.victoriousbirth.com/
Caesarean Birth http://www.caesareanbirth.com/
Cesarean Born http://www.eheart.com/cesarean/
Coalition Improving Maternity Services http://www.motherfriendly.org/
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Caregivers
Doula
Association of Edmonton - provides information on doulas,
which are experienced providers of labour support, available
in your area. Research on doulas has shown that their help
can reduce the chance of a Cesarean operation by fifty
percent.
Phone: (780)945-8080. www.edmontondoulas.org
Alberta Association of Midwives
- provides information on midwives available in your area.
Midwives attend homebirth, hospital and birth centre births.
Midwives are experts in natural birth, including VBAC, and
their transfer Cesarean rate is below ten percent.
Phone: (780)425-5464. www.albertamidwives.com
Stony Plain Birth Centre -
Capital Health Authority has granted free midwife
privileges to any woman across Alberta.
VBAC clients may not be accepted. Phone: (780)963-2241.
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Birth Stories
To read about wonderful
VBAC stories, Please click the link below.
Birth Stories
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