By: Martha Valentine Tutrani Welcome to MICA 2020, year three of Maternal Nerve Injury from Childbirth Awareness Month. Our theme is Standing Up for Those Who Can’t. While we have been united in dealing with MICA as a global community, we are additionally united in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic. I have great confidence, thatContinue reading “MICA Month 2020 Standing Up for Those Who Can’t”
Category Archives: Fighting the Fight
Shattered Dreams and Blessings: A Birth and Recovery Story
Amanda K shares an amazing, detailed and emotional story about her journey with femoral nerve damage. A huge thank you to her for sharing her story with us. I had my last prenatal appointment on a Monday. It was October 15, 2018 and I was told to come back at 6:00 p.m. that night toContinue reading “Shattered Dreams and Blessings: A Birth and Recovery Story”
MICA Month 2019
Welcome to the second Maternal Nerve Injury from Childbirth Awareness Month, MICA 2019. The MICA team never imagined, in our wildest dreams, the incredible impact our advocacy would have in only one year. Nerve Damage From Childbirth doubled in website traffic the first month we launched our awareness month. The MICA Facebook page received over 5,000Continue reading “MICA Month 2019”
The Fight to Walk Again
This blog post is by a mom who suffered from femoral nerve damage just under a year ago. Feel free to leave a positive or helpful comment below. A big thank you to Rachel F. for sharing her story. If you would like to share your applicable story or have an idea for another blogContinue reading “The Fight to Walk Again”
Maternal Nerve Injury from Childbirth Awareness Month
Announcing the first annual MICA Month-Maternal Nerve Injury from Childbirth Awareness Month by Molly Ann Carey & Martha Valentine Tutrani I am excited to announce the launch of the first annual MICA month. May, the month of celebrating mothers, is the perfect time of year to bring awareness to femoral, peroneal, and sciatic nerve damageContinue reading “Maternal Nerve Injury from Childbirth Awareness Month”
A Boy’s Fight for the Cause
Sarah is a mom who suffered from nerve damage during childbirth. When she came home from the hospital, she not only had to take care of her newborn, but also a 4 year old son. Well, 12 years later the son is on a mission. The experience left such an impact on him that, as aContinue reading “A Boy’s Fight for the Cause”
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