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CANADIAN CHILDBIRTH AWARENESS

The Canadian Childbirth Awareness Group (CCAG)is a consumer information and chat group for pregnant moms, new and experienced moms/parents, doulas, midwives, childbirth educators, nurses, chiropractors, naturopaths, holistic professionals, physicians and anyone dedicated to maternal/newborn safety and the empowerment of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

CCAG believes that every expectant woman and her partner have the right to:

family-centered maternity care
be treated with respect for choices made
choose their caregiver
access midwifery care locally
support of other health and medical professionals
comprehensive, "evidence-based", up-to-date information on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and associated issues to make informed decisions
childbirth with dignity

CCAG seeks to:

To promote midwifery as an option to meet families' needs for quality maternity care in all settings
To educate families, using "evidence-based data" regarding choices in childbirth
To promote natural childbirth with minimal to no intervention
To encourage and support breastfeeding beyond one year
To encourage communication and cooperation between parents, midwives, childbirth educators and other health care professionals and institutions
To support planned, midwife-attended home births
To encourage families to take an active role and assume responsibility for decisions regarding their care
To assist families to achieve the birth experience they desire in the setting of their choice (hospital or home)
To be a resource for expectant parents seeking information about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related topics

Please feel free to share stories/articles which pertain to childbirth awareness, medical intervention, birth statistics, birth stories (home and hospital), anything else you wish to share about a childbirth experience or just questions you may have.

"The extent and magnificence of the medical discoveries made during the last hundred years is beyond both praise and gratitude. But now that many of the troubles and dangers have been overcome, we must move on - not only to save more lives, but actually to bring happiness to replace the agony of fear. For although the consciousness of a woman's discomfort can now be dispelled, it is only at a price, for with it goes the awareness of birth and the joyful sensations and emotions that should accompany it. Now we must bring a fuller life, truer to natural law, to women."

Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, M.D

"Only nature cures. The task of the physician should be to help nature's efforts, not combat them."

Hippocrates

"If I don't know my options, I don't have any."

Diana Korte

"The real issue here is informed consent. The more evidence we have, the better it is," Dr. Senikas said. "Doctors should not force women to choose one way or another -- vaginal or cesarean birth -- but they should provide the best factual information possible on the risks."

Dr.Vyta Senikas, associate executive vice-president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.

According to data released this year by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, three in four births in Canada involve some form of surgical intervention: cesarean sections, epidurals, forceps, vacuum extraction and episiotomies are all commonplace. There are about 330,000 births in Canada annually. One in five babies are delivered by cesarean section, but rates vary widely by region.

http://sogc.medical.org/sogcnet/sogc_docs/press
/inTheNews/2004/December/inthenews_121304_globe.asp

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Resources

Birth is not an illness.pdf
Giving birth in Canada 2004 report.pdf
Regional report_Giving birth in Canada 2004.pdf
The Mother friendly birth initiative.pdf