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		<title>Low Intervention Birth Plan</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/10/low-intervention-birth-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A birth plan has a few real purposes. It can act as a values clarification exercise for you and your partner. Then it is a vehicle to open communication with your care provider about your needs, desires, wants for labor, birth and postpartum.  What you want and need matters.  A brief one page plan with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could this be labor?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/09/could-this-be-labor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For first time mamas, previously induced mamas or those who have loads of prodromal labor, getting a handle on the nuances of when labor is going to start or if it is lasting labor can be really confusing. There is no way to know exactly when labor is going to start, but there are many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Guide to Finding Your Doula</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/08/a-guide-to-finding-your-doula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a labor support team is part of conscious preparation during pregnancy for your labor,  birth and life with the very newborn. Hiring a labor doula continues to gain in popularity for the expecting family. Your doula comes alongside you in pregnancy through labor and delivery with some additional early postpartum follow-up.  For additional after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picking Your Care Provider &#8211; Interview Questions</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/07/hiring-ob-midwife/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/07/hiring-ob-midwife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or anytime before your baby is born. So much of how your pregnancy and birth unfold are directly related to your care provider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blessing the Mother&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/07/blessing-the-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/07/blessing-the-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=2020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blessing the mother ease the period at the end of pregnancy and ease the transition into postpartum. Ideas that bless before and after birth: Freezer Meals Organizing Fresh Meals for end of pregnancy through first month post birth. Buy baby wearing gear for her. Organize a Blessingway Write down encouraging and affirming words in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postpartum Preparation</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/04/postpartum-preparation/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/04/postpartum-preparation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Planning and preparation toward the postpartum period is very important.  Sometimes it is even more important than pregnancy and birth preparation due to circumstance or birth outcome.  Too often labor, delivery and perhaps the “stuff” that goes with having a baby take priority, while the incredible change that occurs with having a new baby is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Score &#8211; Before an Induction</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/03/know-your-score-induction/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/03/know-your-score-induction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing your Bishop&#8217;s score prior to agreeing to an induction when not medically necessary or setting the stage for a medically necessary induction can make a great difference in expectations, additional interventions and understanding for the process as a whole.  Knowing your score can help you determine the type of induction or whether or not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Plan Sample</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/birth-plan-sample/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/birth-plan-sample/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A birth plan is designed to facilitate communication between you and your provider, especially necessary if you are  birthing outside the home environment.  Secondly, it is to offer information on the individualized care you as the mother would like during labor, birth and immediately postpartum for you and your baby. It should be brief (no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a relationship 10 minutes at a time</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/creating-relationship-10-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/creating-relationship-10-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has occurred to me through my time with doula clients and students,  that many care providers serving hospital birthing mothers do not ask any questions of their pregnant patients during the 7-10 minute prenatal visits that lead to a substantive working relationship. I have also learned that too often the pregnant &#8220;patient&#8221; does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say What? Getting a handle on birthy terminology.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/say-what-birth-related-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/say-what-birth-related-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So often I am in conversation and forget that everyone does not eat, drink and sleep birth related information like my peers and I do. I have put together a list of useful terms and definitions to take the &#8220;What?&#8221; out of navigating the host of terms surrounding pregnancy and birth. AROM – Artificial Rupture [...]]]></description>
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