Coastal Bend Cesarean Awareness

10/12/2026

National Meeting Reminder

Oct 14 8:30pm ET

All are welcome. Whether you’re newly pregnant, newly postpartum, somewhere on the healing journey, or a longtime advocate, please join us to receive and offer others support!

Google Meet Link can be found on our website ICAN-online.org

09/24/2026

How many births from this group end up in a cesarean sections due to elective induction?

09/02/2026

08/21/2026

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

¿Han preguntado o leído sus reportes médicos?
¿Cuál fue la razón de tu cesárea, y qué dice en los documentos?

08/12/2026

Seeing lots of VBAC conversations lately, so here’s your friendly reminder:

𝐕𝐁𝐀𝐂 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

A previous cesarean doesn’t necessarily mean you’re limited to one path for your next birth. For women who are appropriate candidates, a home birth after cesarean (HBAC) may be worth exploring.

There’s a lot that goes into deciding whether HBAC is a good fit. Your previous birth and operative report, current pregnancy, individual risk factors, and, most importantly, what you feel comfortable with after being fully informed.

If you’re considering a VBAC and wondering what your options are, I’m happy to chat!

08/04/2026

This one gets us really fired up. No, hospital policy does not mean you have no options. You ALWAYS have a right to make decisions about your medical care, including declining recommendations that are "policy." Because "policy" doesn't mean evidence-based, and it doesn't mean "universally right for everyone. "

A helpful tip: If you're planning to decline "routine" interventions or policies in labor, ask about signing your refusal forms at your prenatal appointment. This isn't about being difficult; it can simply be, "I have heard you discuss the risks and benefits of this option, I've decided it's best for me to decline. I was wondering if I might sign any needed paperwork to document this decision at my next appointment. "

This may look like an AMA (against medical advice) form; it could look like a specific "refusal" form for that intervention; it may even simply look like documentation in your chart but you always retain a right to decline.

07/08/2026

https://hencigoer.com/just-say-no-to-induction-for-suspected-big-baby/

Doctors often recommend inducing labor with bigger babies to avoid a cesarean or injury to baby or mom during a difficult vaginal birth. Does it work?

06/02/2026