ICAN OF NYC
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN), is a nonprofit organization whose 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). ICAN was founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982.
Courtesy of ICAN of Alaska
Our Meetings take place on the 2nd Friday of every month at HANAC in Astoria and the Third Sunday of every other month at Real Birth. Realbirth is NYC's
best Childbirth Preparation and Postpartum Support Center- go to
http://www.realbirth.com for more info. Email ICANofNYC@gmail.com for more information
or
call 646-305-6107.
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ICAN of NYC was founded in August 2005 by Maria Korfiatis-Barroso, Narcisa Sava and Haya Brant. Along with our mission statement above, we seek to serve the needs of the women who come to us, including help with local birth and VBAC issues, providing a safe space to process our birth experiences, and promoting cesarean awareness through events and publicity.
Please Join us for our upcomming meetings. For more information, please contact Maria at 646-305-6107. Also, if you have a topic that you would like to see discussed at an ICAN meeting, please E-mail us at icanofnyc@gmail.com
ICAN of NYC meetings are scheduled on a monthly basis.
Our Next meeting is on November 15th at 4pm at the Brooklyn Birthing Center with ICAN of Brooklyn.
Starting December 8th, 2009, meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. There may be location changes and time changes so please check back often or join our yahoo group for updates. The meeting on December 8th will be held at 3pm at Make the Road, 301 Grove Street in Brooklyn, NY
Call 646-305-6107 for more information.
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