Local Resources
ICAN of Louisvilles educational meetings are open to the public, and we encourage all women in their childbearing years to attend. Of course, we welcome birth professionals and those who support our mission to join us, too!
Most meetings are held at Louisville Family Chiropractic, 8117 New LaGrange Road, 40222. ICAN of Louisville's lending library is available for ICAN paid subscribers.
Recommended Links
12 surgeries you may be better off without - (Consumer Reports)
American College of Nurse Midwives
Ask Dr. Sears
Baby Moon Birth Resource Center - (Lexington, KY)
Birth Care Network - (Louisville, KY) An organization of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum professionals who are dedicated to providing options for positive, informed childbirth in the Kentucky/Indiana area.
Birthing The Future - The mission of Birthing The Future®, the non-profit, is to gather, synthesize, and disseminate the finest world wisdom about birthing and the care of mothers and babies from pre-conception to the first birthday.
C-Sectionrecovery.com - Practical tips for cesarean recovery.
Childbirth Connection - A national not-for-profit organization that uses research, education and advocacy to improve maternity care for all women and their families
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
Doulas of North America
Drugs, Knives and Midwives - By Elizabeth Larson
The U.S. maternity care system is in crisis. A grassroots movement to save it is underway.
Fighting VBAC-lash: critiquing current research - Article from Mothering Magazine
A Footlong Breech Birth from Birthing Way - Pictures of a planned breech homebirth Plus other great resources and pictures.
Heads Up! - All About Breech Babies - This site was developed so that families expecting a breech baby have a place to come to get a great deal of information regarding the dynamics of birthing breech.
Home Birth Reference Site by Angela Horn - A site for parents who think that it might be the right choice for them, and for health professionals looking for facts and ideas.
Home Safe Home: A VBAC - My Way, By Rachel Gathercole - Mothering January/February 2002
ICAN - The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. - ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting VBAC.
Kentucky Midwifery Taskforce
Midwives Alliance of North America
midwifeInfo.com
Postpartum Support International
Pushed Birth - What to expect. Really.
Spinning Babies - Great site to get an understanding of why "head down" isn't all that matters when you are getting ready to birth your baby. Good pictures and diagrams.
The Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign - This article first appeared in Midwifery Today Issue 63, Autumn 2002.
The Plus-Size Pregnancy Website - Fantastic Resource for Women of all Sizes -- Great VBAC and C-section research and information.
VBAC.com - This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC.
VBACFacts.com
Waterbirth International
Chapter Subscriptions
By joining your local ICAN chapter, not only will you have access to the resources and support of the ICAN organization, but you will also have a subscription to ICANs quarterly newsletter, the Clarion. A local chapter is of valuable assistance to women seeking information about hospitals and caregivers in her area and creates an opportunity for women of like minds to meet in a safe place to share their experiences and make changes in their community. It is important that you join ICAN through your local chapter so that a portion of the funds stay in Louisville!