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We will:
· Advocate for the emotional, physical, social, psychological and cultural safety of women in pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
· Promote the principles of evidence-based care of women who are considering, planning to have or who have had a caesarean to care providers, policy makers and support organisations.
· Promote woman-centred care of women who are considering, planning to have or who have had a caesarean.
· Promote the right of women to make informed decisions regarding their mode of birth and interventions whether their decisions constitute informed consent or informed refusal.
· Respect the right of women to choose their carers and birth preferences based on their individual needs and circumstances.
· Provide access to accurate information on the safety of vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC).
· Provide access to accurate information on the potential benefits of continuity of care and the safety of one-to-one midwifery led care for women who have had a previous lower segment caesarean section and who are healthy and well with no significant complications.
· Raise awareness of the impact of negative birth experiences on women’s long-term psychological and physical wellbeing as well as the impact on the family unit and the wider community.
· Support the work of peer support groups catering to the needs of women who have had, who are considering having or who are planning to have a caesarean by providing a voice for these women in the media and politically.
CANA is a participating organisation under the umbrella of the Maternity Coalition Inc. Website copyright (c) CANA 2006. Updated March 2007.