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ICAN March 5: True indications for induction, Guest: Dr. Stuart Fischbein

Sunday, March 5, 2012   4:00 -6:00 PM
Topic:  True indications for induction
Guest:  Dr. Stuart Fischbein

International Cesarean Awareness Network of West Los Angeles

Come meet with Dr. Stuart Fischbein, a homebirth OBGYN, about how the hospital system works and how it relates to cesarean sections.
Let's discuss:
  • What are some true indications for cesareans according to ACOG?
  • How much does hospital policy influence birth choices?
  • Who is concerned about VBAC?
  • How does insurance influence primary cesareans and VBACs?
  • What does the medical evidence show?

Let's talk about the true indications of cesareans.

Dr. Stuart J. Fischbein, MD
FACOG, BAC (Birth Action Coalition) Medical Advisor, Attended University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles 1982-86

Dr. Fischbein has been in private practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1986. He has a long history of support for Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives.  He is also the co-author of the Fearless Pregnancy.


Time is available in every meeting to discuss VBAC and to process a previous dramatic birth.

Cost: Free
Location: It's a coffee shop with couches and a table. Room for babies.
Doulas and other birth professionals welcome (Please RSVP)!

(Note, Dr. Fischbein will be on-call, his attendance is "birth willing". In case of a birth, we will do our best to bring in another guest speaker.  The meeting will continue either way.)

--RSVP on FACEBOOK!


ICAN and ICAN of West Los Angeles is proud to help improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

ICAN and ICAN of West Los Angeles envisions a healthy reduction of the cesarean rate driven by women making evidence-based, risk appropriate childbirth decisions.  

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