ICAN of New Jersey

ICAN’s NJ chapter supports cesarean and VBAC birthing people in our state. We advocate, educate, and support. We are 100% volunteer-run and not for profit.

YOU CAN FIND SUPPORT

Follow us on Facebook and find out when our meetings are scheduled.
Follow us on Facebook and find out when our meetings are scheduled.
Follow us on Instagram and find out when our meetings are scheduled.
Learn more at the International Cesarean Awareness Network website
Learn more at the International Cesarean Awareness Network website
If you have NJ Family Care, you can get a doula.
Find a private doula here.
Find a private doula here.
Talk to someone or find a therapist. Your health matters.
Find mental health support from moms in NJ.
Find mental health support from moms in NJ.

YOU HAVE OPTIONS

Your choice: plan a vaginal or cesarean birth
Interview potential clinicians.
Learn more about VBAC: find FREE childbirth education here.
Get clear on your rights.
Find a high-quality hospital with NJ's maternal report card.

ADVOCACY AND DATA

Why avoid unnecessary surgical births?
Why NJ midwifery must be modernized.
New Jersey needs midwives: here’s how to help.
New Jersey needs midwives: here’s how to help.
Help us track NJ hospital doula policy.
Help us track NJ hospital doula policy.
2024 NJ VBAC hospital stats
2024 NJ VBAC hospital stats

MORE READING OF INTEREST

Access to vaginal birth requires the abolition of race-based medicine
The Legal Infrastructure of Childbirth - Harvard Law Review
The Legal Infrastructure of Childbirth - Harvard Law Review

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