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Statement of Beliefs
We, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc., believe that:
1. The cesarean section rate remains at an alarmingly higher rate than
the 15% average recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO). WHO
estimates that half (50%) of all cesarean sections performed in the
United States are unnecessary.
2. When a cesarean delivery is necessary, it can be a lifesaving
technique for both mother and baby, and worht the risks involved. With
half the cesareans being performed deemed unnecessary by WHO, the risks
these mothers and babies are exposed to are avoidable and costly.
3. In most cases VBAC is safe for both mother and infant. A repeat
cesarean should never be considered routine - it is major abdominal
surgery with many risks.
4. Birth is a normal physiological process. Given sincere emotional
support, real education and an honest opportunity, 90-95% of women can
deliver vaginally, joyfull, as nature intended.
5. Women have the right to accurate information regarding nutrition and
risks of drugs during pregnancy and labor. Poor nutrition, smoking,
alcohol, and medications taken during pregnancy and labor often affect
the infant's well-being and contribute to unnecessary cesareans.
6. Women have the right to the information necessary for using medical
etchnology and procedures judiciously. The misuse of technology
has fostered the high cessarean rate. Women have the right to know what
tests are being performed, the side effects of such tests, the right to
decline and procedures. informed consent is not a privledge, it is a
right of all birthing women.
7. Women must be allowed to express all their birth related feelings in
a safe and supportive environment. The emotions of a pregnant and
birthing woman have profound effects on the birth outcome.
8. Patient-choice cesareans are unethical and immoral on the part of
the physician. Women are not being fully informed of the risks of this
option in childbirth, and therefore make decisions based on cultural
myth and fear surrounding childbirth.
9. We as women must now assume more responsibility for our on bodies
and births. At stake are our babies, our bodies,and our futures.
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© International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contact Us
ICAN of Kansas City
Leader, Kyle Boeglin
8918 Robinson St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913)-652-6865
kduchein@yahoo.com
International Cesarean Awareness Network
1304 Kingsdale Ave
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(800) 686-ICAN
info@ican-online.org
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