Newsletter!

Great places to look for VBAC information:

American Association of Birth Centers

American College of Nurse-Midwives

The Birth Survey

RSS News form ICAN

  • ICAN President Christa Billings Talks to Science & Sensibility!
    It’s April and Cesarean Awareness Month! Check out this interview our president did with Science and Sensibility in recognition of CAM. […]
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  • Press Release: Threats to Rights of Pregnant Women
    For Immediate Release Contact: Cristen Pascucci March 13, 2013 Phone: (443) 622-2892 ImprovingBirth.org and International Cesarean Awareness Network Address Threats to Rights of Pregnant Women With protections for mothers under threat, advocacy groups call for solutions San Diego, CA–Maternity care advocacy groups speak out on the heels of last week’s public […]
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  • Lauren’s Birth–Beginning the Process
    Let me start by saying that when I got pregnant, a c-section was the furthest thing from my mind. My husband and I were living in Hattiesburg, MS when we found out and I was bemoaning the lack of birthing centers. There were was a group of midwives in a city 2 hours away, but […]
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  • Pam’s VBAC of Luis
    This is Pam’s 3rd and final VBAC story.  Her first two VBAC stories were featured earlier this week on the Blog. I was 41 weeks pregnant with our fourth child and had been having irregular contractions all day when I decided I needed to go birthday shopping for my husband, whose birthday was the next day. […]
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  • Pam’s VBAC of Raquel
    This is Pam’s 2nd VBAC.  The story of her first VBAC was published earlier this week on the Blog. Raquel’s birth once again proved the old adage: Expect the unexpected. My pregnancy was nearly perfect, so while I expected to pass my due date, I was somewhat surprised to find myself still pregnant after 41 weeks. Though […]
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Iowa

October 29th, 2010

Mercy hospital in downtown Des Moines (on University) is supportive of VBACs as long as you find an OB who is willing to do it.

The OBGYN Associates in Des Moines is a group of doctors that are willing to do VBACs and who deliver at Mercy. They have several locations in the Des Moines area.
515-288-3287.

Erin from Iowa says: “Dr. Brent Hintz who practices in the Waterloo/CF area is supportive of VBAC’s”

Dr. Brent Hintz
212 West Dale Street Suite 402
Waterloo, IA 50703

We don’t know of any other supportive groups or doctors in Iowa, but we are searching.

In the meantime, here are some places to start:

Iowa Cesearan Rates by Hospital:
http://www.theunnecesarean.com/blog/2010/8/27/iowa-cesarean-rates-by-hospital-2009.html

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)  of central Iowa
http://www.icaniowa.com/

International Cesarean Awarenss Network (ICAN) of Northeast Iowa
http://neiowa.ican-online.org/

Iowa City Doulas
http://www.icdoulas.com/

Bamboo Birth Services Doula
http://bamboobirth.blogspot.com/2010/09/international-cesarean-awareness.html

We need your help! Do you know of a VBAC supportive practice or group in this state?? please email us the info: kcontentoangell@hotmail.com

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