Edmonton VBAC Support Association

An ICAN Chapter International Cesarean Awareness Network

MISSION STATEMENT

The Edmonton VBAC Support Association is a non-profit group, founded in February 1986 and formally registered under the Societies Act of Alberta in May of the same year.   The goals of the Association are:

1. To Provide information about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) to women and their families.


2. To provide emotional support to women and their partners who are planning a VBAC.


3. To increase public awareness of VBAC as a safe option.


4. To represent and promote the interests of VBAC parents, as health care consumers, to health care professionals and to various levels of government.

The Edmonton VBAC Support Association is a non-profit organization registered in 1986. Also known as ICAN of Edmonton , it is a chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN). It exists to improve maternal child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). There are almost 70 chapters of ICAN worldwide.

Cesarean and VBAC Support Meeting Information

Free meetings
Fourth (4th) Thursday of every month
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Le Soleil Clinic #15, 9353- 50 Street
(South of Capilano Mall, look for the blue neon sign of "Johnson
Controls")
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Please RSVP
Fathers, and babies are welcome.

Prenatal Class "Art of Avoiding a Caesarean"
Same date and location, earlier time 6:00 - 7:20 pm
Cost: About $25 for the mother and her birth support person

Calgary and Red Deer meeting dates are available upon request.

For More Information Contact Us At:

Claudia Villeneuve (780)444-3041
Connie Banack (780) 962-1846
E-mail: edmontonVBAC @ yahoo.ca
Online support group:
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/EdmontonVBACsupportassociationICANofedmonton/

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

April 22, 2006 – Join us at the 3rd Annual Cesarean Awareness Public Meeting at the Strathcona Centre Community Hall from 1:00-4:00 pm in Edmonton . Contact us for a copy of the press release or the program. April is Cesarean Awareness Month.

June 7, 2006 – Attend a free lecture on Cesarean Prevention sponsored by ASAC at the Whitemud Crossing Public Library from 7:00-9:00 pm in Edmonton . For other lectures contact ASAC at
www.asac.ab.ca.

November 8, 2006 – Attend a second free lecture on Cesarean Prevention sponsored by ASAC at the Whitemud Crossing Public Library from 7:00-9:00 pm in Edmonton . For other lectures contact ASAC at www.asac.ab.ca.

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