Welcome to ICAN Seattle's online forum!

IMPORTANT: In order to join ICAN Seattle's Yahoo Group you MUST complete a 2-step process. Step 1) Click "Join this Group" in the upper right-hand corner of this page. Step 2) Respond to the e-mail that is automatically sent by Yahoo providing us with the information we need to approve your membership. You must respond to that e-mail within 14 days in order to complete the process, otherwise your request will be automatically rejected and you will need to re-apply for membership.

The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. 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).

In addition to this group, ICAN of Seattle offers an extensive lending library, phone peer counseling, care provider referrals, and ne educational and supportive meeting each month.

We maintain a blog at www.icanseattle.wordpress.com.

Our evening meetings are open to the public. Moms, partners, doulas, childbirth educators, and other interested parties are welcome to attend. They take place on the second Monday of each month at Whole Foods Market- Interbay, 2001 15th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119, in the "Chill Lounge" from 7pm to 9pm. Babies in arms are welcome.

For more information about our meetings or any of our other services contact Marcia Fischer, m-fischer@earthlink.net, or call Marcia at 206-406-4204.

This is a no flaming area - strictly enforced. All topics within the subject of birth are welcome, and all participants are asked to treat each other with respect. Disrespectful participants will be removed from the list. Please, no lurkers. This list may not be archived by external sources, nor reproduced without prior consent.