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		<title>Tips to finding the right &#8220;childbirth&#8221; class</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/10/tips-to-finding-the-right-childbirth-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were my best friend, I would tell you there is not any one-size-fits-all &#8220;childbirth&#8221; class.  Education can be foundational to informed decision making and better outcomes for both mother and baby. I encourage you to go about choosing a class series in the same way you would choose a provider or birth location. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Childbirth Education?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/why-childbirth-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sit here and ponder Why childbirth education is important?. I am an educator because I think it can be a vital piece to the preparation puzzle prior to welcoming a baby.  I use the word &#8220;can&#8221; versus &#8220;is&#8221; due to the fact that all educational offerings are not created equally. It is known that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Your Childbirth Class</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/choosing-your-childbirth-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a childbirth (perinatal) educator is a position that affords great opportunity to positively influence women in the childbearing year and far beyond.  It is also a great responsibility that ought include: self-assessment, continuing education, evidence-based curriculum, the ability inform with discernment and the willingness not to teach a good patient course. With all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing New Addition to the PFB Team</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/04/announcing-lor-welch/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/04/announcing-lor-welch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very excited to announce the addition of  Lori Welch, BS, CCCE to the Preparing For Birth teaching team. She is a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator and also Lamaze trained. She has experienced both hospital and home births herself.  She has a deep calling for assisting others in their pregnancy, birth and early parenting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Center Colorado</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/09/birth-center-colorado/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/09/birth-center-colorado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though most hospitals have &#8220;birth centers&#8221;, they are really nothing more than the labor and delivery floor where births take place. The only freestanding birth center in Colorado is the Mountain Midwifery Center.  MMC is owned and run by Tracy Ryan, CNM  along with 4 other main midwives along with supporting staff. What is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing your opportunity for a vaginal birth in a cesarean stricken culture.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/increasing-vaginal-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/increasing-vaginal-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the cesarean rate is an alarming 31.8% (CDC 2007 preliminary data).  Only a maximum of 15%  of birthing women should be having cesarean deliveries in order to keep mortality (death) and morbidity (poor outcomes) to the healthiest levels according to the World Health Organization. With the staggering discrepancy in what should be and what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Post Birth &#8211;</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/preparing-for-post-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/preparing-for-post-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Putting effort into the initial postpartum period is in my opinion equally as important as preparing for pregnancy and birth.  Sometimes it is even more important due to circumstance or birth outcome.  Too many focus solely on the labor, delivery and perhaps the &#8220;stuff&#8221; that goes with having a baby while completely forgetting to look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rise and Shine Birth Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/rise-and-shine-birth-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/rise-and-shine-birth-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Normal, natural birth is spoken of all the time in the birth world.  It is discussed on many levels from the evidence of being overwhelmingly the safest and healthiest way to birth, to the emotional aspects of privacy, safety and support,  to following the money trail of interventive birth versus natural birth and so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childbirth Preparation: Prenatal Ponderings</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/childbirth-preparation-prenatal-ponderings/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/childbirth-preparation-prenatal-ponderings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today pregnant women need to be consumers and self-advocates. Many childbirth classes are teaching strategies to better these skills. This is not by chance, but rather by the often one-size-fits all packaging and management from pregnancy onset to labor through immediate postpartum in the care provider offices and hospitals of today. Many routine tests are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Childbirth Classes, Trainings, and Childbirth Tips</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/upcoming-childbirth-classes-trainings-and-childbirth-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/upcoming-childbirth-classes-trainings-and-childbirth-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/news/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visit http://www.birthingtouch.com/ for upcoming childbirth classes serving the Colorado Springs area and for CAPPA childbirth educator trainings in Colorado, Missouri, and Utah. Proper support is important for childbirth &#8211; builds confidence in mom, builds safety in mom, lowers complications, interventions, medications and cesareans. Induction is only for medical reasons &#8211; big baby, past &#8220;due date&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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