Grassroots Network Message 603008
ACNM to hold press conference on cesarean section issue
Dear Friends,
The ACNM is holding a “media advisory” "The Untold Story of Cesarean Birth: Risks from Complications Understated and Misunderstood" with “National Data on Women's Views & Experiences.” This event is taking place one week prior to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) “state of the science” conference on “Cesarean Sections by Maternal Request.” One purpose is to inform the media concerning information about cesarean sections that is unlikely to be included in the NIH report. Citizens for Midwifery is one of several named supporters of ACNM’s media advisory event, and CfM Board members also will be attending the NIH conference the following week.
You can read the ACNM press release below, or find it at http://www.midwife.org/news.cfm?id=889 (where it is available in PDF format).
Because this media advisory, and also the NIH conference results the following week, are likely to get national media attention, there are several things you can do to help.
· If you have any media contacts, please make sure they get a copy of the ACNM release and ask them to report the information.
· Please be informed about the issues related to this topic. CfM will be posting a Position Statement in the next few days (will be linked from the home page www.cfmidwifery.org), and there are now many excellent fact sheets and information available that you can read and also refer your media contacts to, including:
http://www.midwife.org/news.cfm?id=875 (for media tips, FAQs, talking points, etc.)
http://www.lamaze.org/eventsnews/PR/ElectiveCesarean2.22.06.asp
http://www.lamaze.org/client_files/policies/Hazards%20of%20Cesarean%20Surgery.pdf
http://www.lamaze.org/institute/advancing/docs/elective_cesarean_consequences.pdf
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10285
http://www.ican-online.org/press/articles/20050915-ican.pdf
http://www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
· Keep your eyes peeled for media coverage of these events (ACNM media advisory, NIH conference results), and if possible write letters to the editor in response.
For more information about the NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request, March 27-29, 2006 go to: http://consensus.nih.gov/2006/2006CSectionSOS027html.htm. If you are interested in more detailed information about how this conference will be conducted etc., please contact Susan Hodges at susan@cfmidwifery.org.
Sincerely,
Susan Hodges, “gatekeeper”
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From the American College of Nurse- Midwives
For Immediate Release -- March 15, 2006
Contact: Tim Clarke, Jr.
office: (240) 485-1821
cell: (301) 814-2678
MEDIA ADVISORY: "THE UNTOLD STORY OF CESAREAN BIRTH"
BRIEFING ON MARCH 20, 2006
Media Briefing to Highlight Complications from Cesarean Section and National Data on Women's Views & Experiences
WHAT: "The Untold Story of Cesarean Birth: Risks from Complications Understated and Misunderstood"
WHEN: Monday, March 20, 2006, 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lisagor Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Silver Spring, MD - The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), along with several leading women's health organizations, will hold a media briefing on March 20th to highlight growing concerns about complications from cesarean section. The briefing is scheduled one week before a major National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference on 'cesarean delivery by maternal request.' Media representatives who are reporting on the NIH conference are encouraged to attend the ACNM briefing and gain a broader perspective on the ongoing debate.
Presenters will include:
* Katherine Camacho Carr, CNM, PhD, President, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Seattle, WA
* Barbara Stratton, Baltimore, MD and Karen Salinetti, Falls Church, VA - consumers who will discuss their experiences resulting from complications from their cesarean deliveries
* Peter Bernstein, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
* Maureen Corry, MPH, Executive Director, Childbirth Connection, New York, NY
Dr. Bernstein will provide an overview of current research about complications of cesarean section. Maureen Corry will present new data from women's views and experiences relating to cesarean section, from the second national U.S. Listening to Mothers® survey, carried out by Harris Interactive® for Childbirth Connection to understand experiences of women who gave birth in 2005.
Other organizations supporting the REDUCE Campaign briefing include: the American Association of Birth Centers, Citizens for Midwifery, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, and Lamaze International.
Media are welcome to register in advance by calling Tim Clarke, ACNM Associate Director for Communications, at (240) 485-1821 or e-mail tclarke@acnm.org. Advance registration is not required, but seating is limited.
The REDUCE Campaign - Research and Education to Decrease Unnecessary Cesarean Sections - is a public service campaign of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and its partners. More information about the ACNM REDUCE Campaign can be found online at www.midwife.org.
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With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives is the oldest women's health care association in the U.S. ACNM's mission is to promote the health and well-being of women and newborns within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. Midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations. More information about ACNM can be found at www.midwife.org.
For more information, please contact Tim Clarke, Jr., ACNM Associate Director, Communications, at 240-485-1821 or via email at tclarke@acnm.org.
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