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		<title>Preparing For Birth &#8211; Labor Length and Progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are always questions on what is the normal length for labor and what is not.  Women in labor are not static.  Though there may be averages, falling outside of those may not be reason to manage labor by augmentation or cesarean.   Patience and individualized care tend to be the biggest keys to better labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing For Birth &#8211; The Passage from She Births</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The below writing in my opinion is one of the most eloquent and beautiful takes on labor and birth I have read.   I am using it by permission of the author, Marcie Macari from her book She Births.   I encourage you to go to her site and see her offerings.  Inspiring and fantastic. Thank you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How real is active phase arrest of labor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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