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Cesarean Birth Info

· A Natural Cesarean - This groundbreaking approach to surgical delivery called "skin-to-skin cesarean", or "walking the baby out" - has been pioneered in response to the rising cesarean rate... It allows for a slower cesarean birth giving the parents more of a chance to participate in their child's delivery and giving the baby a gentler experience of coming into the world.

· Ideas for the Best Cesarean Possible - Penny Simkin’s 4-page handout.
If you have learned that you must have a cesarean (a “planned cesarean”) for your safety or the baby’s, you may feel disappointed that you cannot have the birth you had hoped and planned for. Here are some ideas for tailoring the cesarean birth of your baby to make it very special and personally satisfying for you, your partner, and your baby.

· 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).

· The Caesarean 2004 book written by Michel Odent, MD.  Poses very thought-provoking questions about c/sec.  Here’s a preview.

· Cesarean Birth in a Culture of Fear by Wendy Ponte
Mothering Magazine Issue 144, September/October 2007

· VBACs: Breaking the Repeat Cesarean Cycle - If you have had a cesarean, this is a great article full of hope for the next birth.
San Francisco Chronicle, April 22, 2009.
From Amy Graff’s online column “The Mommy Files”.

· The "Emergency" C-Section - A jaded of view of America's most overused surgical procedure.  A 4-minute 3D animated short created Aug. 25, 2010.

· Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor - New York Times article by Denise Grady
A new study suggests several reasons for the nation’s rising Caesarean section rate.
August 30, 2010

 

 

 

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