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The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose 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). On this podcast, ICAN interviews leaders in the birth world to help better understand birth today.
ICAN speaker series host, Thais Derich, author of "Second Chance: A Mother's Quest for a Natural Birth after a Cesarean" (ThaisDerich.com), interviews Nicette Jukelevics of Vbac.com and co-creator of VBAC Education Project.
ICAN speaker series host, Thais Derich (ThaisDerich.com), interviews Brigid Maher of the film Mama Sherpas. From executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein (The Business of Being Born), this topical new documentary, directed by Brigid Maher, examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections. With C-section rates dangerously over 30% in America, are midwives the solution? In recent years, the idea of a “collaborative care” practice where doctors and midwives manage women’s care together has begun to gain traction. Research has demonstrated that collaborative care models produce better outcomes for mother and baby, including fewer C-sections. This moving and urgent film provides an intimate lens into how midwives across the country work within and better the hospital system, redefining how the US looks at the birthing process.