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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, April 26, 2013 4:35 PM
 While
there are no guarantees that the kind or amount of preparation you do will lead
to a vaginal birth, there are things you can do to increase your opportunity to
have the vaginal birth you want for your baby. If I could write a blueprint for having a vaginal birth, I would follow the
Five-Point Plan outlined in our Bradley Method® classes. Here are five things you can do
throughout your pregnancy to decrease your chance of a cesarean when you go
into labor: 1. Exercise
Have you ever heard of a person signing up for a race on the day of the event
with no prior running experience? |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:11 AM
Our posts for Cesarean Awareness Month continue. With their permission, I am sharing notes today that I took at an
ICAN meeting presented by some Phoenix-area midwives. The main presenters and most of what you see below are the paraphrased words of Diane Ortega, CNM
and Belinda Hodder, CNM. Also in
attendance and adding commentary to some of the answers was another CNM in the
area. While all three midwives believe
in and support the natural process, all of these women have had a cesarean
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 1:39 PM
 Breastfeeding rates are definitely affected when a mother has a cesarean birth. These are the factors I can think of off of the top of my head: initial separation after birth, introduction of formula or pacifiers if mom has a long recovery, milk production may be delayed if there were complications during surgery, pain at the incision site makes it difficult to get comfortable...the list can go onand on.
Even if a couple has done all the right things to prepare, there are babies who are born via cesarean for a Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby outcome.
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, April 09, 2013 8:26 AM
A "Family-Centered" cesarean? Woman-centered? What? Did you just read that correctly? |
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Stephanie Stanley and Jessica Franks, ICAN Phoenix Co-Leaders: Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:02 PM
 I open today's post with the reminder that April is Cesarean Awareness Month.
The World Health Organization and evidence-based practice only supports a
cesarean rate of 15% or less. While a cesarean birth can be life saving and
necessary, and we are so grateful for the technology when our students need
this intervention, we encourage you to know the difference between a variation
and complication. Is Mom okay? Is Baby okay? If yes to both questions, asking
for time can spare both Mom and Baby from an
"unnecesarean". |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2013 3:51 AM
Our "Meet the Doula" feature is back in 2013.
This month we meet Nikki Ausdemore. I first met Nikki at an ICAN meeting - her spirit and her candor impressed me. Not only is she very knowledgable about birth, she is also an inspiration for many a mama along their VBAC journey - she had her vaginal birth after 3 previous cesarean births.
Mini-Bio: Nikki is a doula, student midwife, and placenta encapsulator. She has been doing birth work for more than 6 years and has attended over 110 births. |
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Shara Cohen-Sandhu: Posted on Friday, August 31, 2012 12:02 PM
This post
was written as part of Sweet Pea Birth’s "In Their Own Words" series.
For more info on the ITOW or if you want to participate, contact Krystyna
Bowman: krystyna{at} sweetpeabirths {dot} com. Today's
post is about breastfeeding after a cesarean. The
breastfeeding ITOW series runs through the month of August.
Shara Cohen-Sandhu is fun-loving, red-headed
mama to two lovely girls and wife to one busy Coach. She is an advocate of breastfeeding,
co-sleeping and attachment parenting, and she is active in the Phoenix-area ICAN
chapter. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 9:42 AM
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Bruss and I decided to teach Bradley Method® classes because
we loved our birth experiences. We wanted
to share the same information we used to have healthy pregnancies and good
communication in the birth space with other families. We strive to impart this knowledge without
interjecting our opinion – just the facts so that each family can make an
informed decision that is right for them.
Above all, we wish for every couple to take responsibility for their
child’s birth, and to enjoy the journey to a Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby outcome. |
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Krystyna Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:29 AM
 I have been attending ICAN meetings
over the last year in an effort to be a better educator. I want to hear these women’s stories: what
led to a cesarean in the first place, what has helped them have a VBAC, why do
some of them have a CBAC, what are their perceptions and experiences of the
birthing options available to them after a cesarean, what kind of support do
they need?
As I mentioned in last Tuesday’s postabout the "cesarean epidemic", I am not going to
write a lot on how to avoid one in the first place or the specifics of a
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (“VBAC”) since there is already a wealth of
information at the International Cesarean Awareness Network (“ICAN”) and
Childbirth Connection websites. |
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