It’s April and Cesarean Awareness Month! Check out this interview our president did with Science and Sensibility in recognition of CAM. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]