ICAN of Kansas City: A Chapter of International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.

2005 Cesarean Data

2005 National Cesarean Rate = 30.2%

Missouri 2005 29.7% up from 2004 28.9%
Kansas 2005 28.9% up from 2004 28.1%

NIH Study Shows VBAC is Safe
ICAN Says Let Mothers Choose Method of Birth

With more than 300 hospials in the United States banning normal/vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), a new study shows VBAC is safe and repeat cesarean poses serious risks, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The study, published Dec. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine, is the broadest and most comprehensive to date and confirms that VBAC is a safe and reasonable choice for women.

(Read the rest of ICAN's Press Release)

Safe Motherhood Quilt Project

*** At least 20 other countries have lower maternal death rates than the U.S. *** There has been no reduction in the maternal death rate in the U.S. since 1982. ***The CDC acknowledges that we have a massive problem of underreporting of maternal deaths in the U.S. and that our reported rate may be only 1/3 to 1/2 of the actual total number. ***Maternal death rates are four times as high in the African-American community as in the Caucasian community. ***There is no federal requirement that the states carry out a confidential review of all maternal deaths in order to be sure that all are counted, to analyze the principle causes of preventable deaths and to make policy recommendations to prevent such deaths in the future. In most countries with lower maternal death rates than ours, maternal deaths are systematically reviewed and there are lower levels of underreporting of such deaths than the CDC says we have in the U.S. For more information see: www.remeberthemothers.net

The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Contact Us

ICAN of Kansas City                                     International Cesarean Awareness Network
8918 Robinson St.                                        1304 Kingsdale Ave
Overland Park, KS 66212                              Redondo Beach,CA 90278
(913) 652-6865                                           (800) 686-ICAN
kduchein@yahoo.com                info@ican-online.org

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