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		<title>A Cesarean Plan</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/07/a-cesarean-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cesarean is often the last thing we want to think about during pregnancy. Most of us think it will not happen to us. Having a plan, an idea of what to ask for, to know there are ways to bridge the gap between Plan A and Plan C can be very beneficial to both mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A woman&#8217;s voice birthed into fullness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a personal post written 10 years to the day of my third son being born. I was also birthed that day into my fullness of voice as a woman and as a full throated advocate for mothers and babies.  You see my son was a CBAC (cesarean birth after cesarean) after a failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tell NBC What YOU Think &#8211; ICAN meets mother-sized activisim</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/02/tell-nbc-what-you-think-ican-meets-mother-sized-activisim/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/02/tell-nbc-what-you-think-ican-meets-mother-sized-activisim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://blog.ican-online.org/2010/02/07/mother-sized-activism-nbc/ The International Cesarean Awareness Network wants you to get involved and speak your mind about what you think of the NBC &#8220;Live in the OR&#8221; piece from last week. Here is the link to ICAN&#8217;s official response. The only way that mass media will be responsible for what they put on the airwaves is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sisterhood of the Scar Revisited</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/sisterhood-of-the-scar-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/sisterhood-of-the-scar-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago I wrote this piece after attending my very first ICAN conference in San Diego in 2005. I read this and part of me weeps for her, for the me I was and for the women who are becoming part of this sisterhood willingly, wittingly or not.  My pain has been transformed into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shocking quotes regarding maternal choice to VBAC birth</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/10/shocking-quotes-regarding-maternal-choice-to-vbac-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/10/shocking-quotes-regarding-maternal-choice-to-vbac-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joy Szabo has been in the news lately for desiring a second VBAC for her fourth baby (vaginal birth, emergency cesarean, and vaginal birth).  She has been denied locally in her area of Page, AZ to have a vaginal birth. Due to this situation, the International Cesarean Awareness Network has been assisting her in fighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Interview on Whole Mother show &#8211; Cesareans, VBAC &amp; Prevention</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/radio-interview-on-whole-mother-show-cesareans-vbac-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/radio-interview-on-whole-mother-show-cesareans-vbac-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the radio interview I did with Debbie Hull of the Whole Mother Radio show.  We talked about the current percentage of cesareans, VBAC availability, where to obtain support, ways to prevent an unnecessary cesarean and much more! http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/090803_063001wholemother.MP3]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean vs. VBAC: A dramatic Difference</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/hbwa2cjourney/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/hbwa2cjourney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been invited to share with you an intimate and challenging (and graphic) journey of a mother from an unexpected primary cesarean, physician decided repeat cesarean and a home water birth after those two cesareans. Before you watch it, take a deep breath and have an open mind. A box of tissues may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So what might a cesarean get you? More than a baby!</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/so-what-might-a-cesarean-get-you-more-than-a-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/so-what-might-a-cesarean-get-you-more-than-a-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a cesarean section will likely get you a baby, but generally much more than you bargained for. Let me count the ways in no particular order: A scar that in no way makes a bikini look better. Sometimes described as a shelf or a pouch. The feeling of failure, guilt or less than deserving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/cesarean-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/04/cesarean-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April is Cesarean Awareness Month http://www.ican-online.org/ What is Cesarean Awareness Month? An internationally recognized month of awareness about the impact of cesarean sections on mothers, babies, and families worldwide. It’s about educating yourself to the pros and cons of major abdominal surgery and the possibilities for healthy birth afterwards as well as educating yourself for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICAN&#8217;s response to ACOG and AABC statements</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/02/icans-response-to-acog-and-aabc-statements/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/02/icans-response-to-acog-and-aabc-statements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redondo Beach, CA, February 7, 2008: The International Cesarean Awareness Network (www.ican-online.org) would like to publicly condemn both the AABC (American Association of Birth Centers) and the ACOG (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) for their statements* this week that limit not only women&#8217;s choices in birth but imply that birth is a fashion [...]]]></description>
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