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		<title>Rethinking the nature of intervention in childbirth</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is much awareness and conversation of what the routine interventions are that can occur during the labor and birth process within the hospital environment.  These interventions can include induction, augmentation with Pitocin, epidural, or cesarean. In all my professional and personal roles, I am privy to a great amount of pregnancy and birth stories. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACOG refines guidelines for fetal monitoring in labor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACOG recently updated guidelines for fetal monitoring in labor.  They call it a refinement.  Very interesting. Directly from the press release &#8220;Since 1980, the use of EFM has grown dramatically, from being used on 45% of pregnant women in labor to 85% in 2002,&#8221; says George A. Macones, MD, who headed the development of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childbirth in the hospital &#8211; Navigational Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons why a woman chooses to birth in the hospital. Women have the right to choose where and with whom she will birth regardless of what another would choose. Women need the tools to navigate the hospital setting. She and her baby ARE unique. They are human beings. Laboring women are often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Grandma can do it, so can you. Birth that is.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/01/17/if-grandma-can-do-it-so-can-you-birth-that-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the idea that women just aren&#8217;t the same these days and no longer able to spontaneously go into labor or birth in our society has been bounding around in my head for weeks spurned by re-reading an inspiring story written by a local doula. I have read this story many times and each time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childbirth Education &#8211; Think outside the big box location</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So let&#8217;s chat about childbirth education. Of the reported 30% of expecting parents who attend childbirth classes the majority go to the hospital where the birth is planned instead of seeking out independent options. I want to challenge you to think about how strange that is. Does it make sense that the information presented will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Individual fit: Who and where you choose during pregnancy and childbirth matter.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/25/individual-fit-who-and-where-you-choose-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: An expectant mother is preparing for the birth of her baby. She chooses the care provider her friend, co-worker or family member recommended, she is reading the most popular books on pregnancy and birth (she doesn&#8217;t know there are any others to choose from &#8211; everyone is reading these), she cannot help herself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean Avoidance &#8211; Tips For Every Woman</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/21/cesarean-avoidance-tips-for-every-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes you DO want to avoid a cesarean whenever possible. Cesarean is MAJOR surgery. It is not just another way to give birth. Both women and babies are well designed to give birth often never needing intervention of any type. Cesarean can be a life-saving technique and used well for some serious medical conditions, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language, birth practices and political correctness.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/17/language-birth-practices-and-political-correctness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days political correctness seems to rule the world (at least the United States). We have become so easily offended that we often miss the truth and follow parcels of truth weighted down by vast untruth for someone else to gain from in some way, not for the health and safety of our bodies or [...]]]></description>
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