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		<title>Birth Center Colorado</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/09/birth-center-colorado/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>Choosing your birth location &#8211; A tip sheet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing the place of birth for your baby &#8211; It is incredibly important that you understand where you fit best prior to choosing where to birth your baby. Take hospital and/or birth center tour, call and talk to L&#38;D floor, get facts on home birth by talking to home birth midwives, other moms who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean vs. VBAC: A dramatic Difference</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/hbwa2cjourney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>Finding The Right Midwife For Your Home Birth</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/01/finding-the-right-midwife-for-your-home-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2008/01/finding-the-right-midwife-for-your-home-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOOSING YOUR MIDWIFE: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS · What is your birth philosophy? · What is your training? Are you certified? If yes, with whom and why? If no, why not?· Are you licensed in the state of _____?· What is your scope of practice? · When would you find it necessary to go outside your scope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You can find the money to have the childbirth you desire!</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/12/you-can-find-the-money-to-have-the-childbirth-you-desire/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/12/you-can-find-the-money-to-have-the-childbirth-you-desire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I far too often hear women saying &#8220;My insurance doesn&#8217;t cover the location, provider, type of birth I REALLY want. Well it will be okay anyway, won&#8217;t it?.&#8221; Or &#8220;We just bought XXXXX and cannot afford to pay for care out of pocket.&#8221; I wonder what are you willing to do to have the childbirth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childbirth Education &#8211; Think outside the big box location</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/childbirth-education-think-outside-the-big-box-location/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/childbirth-education-think-outside-the-big-box-location/#comments</comments>
		<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/individual-fit-who-and-where-you-choose-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/individual-fit-who-and-where-you-choose-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth-matter/#comments</comments>
		<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>Visuals that make one go&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/visuals-that-make-one-go/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/visuals-that-make-one-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah the joys of video and the web&#8230;. http://youtube.com/watch?v=roFVkDV45MM Question CPDhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=2dRF4RtdJdo 1 in 3http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfoR0fAUD34 Becky&#8217;s Birthhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=Am0aykTPL2M&#38;feature=related My Unnecesareanhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0hPHWOlQ&#38;feature=related My HBA2Chttp://youtube.com/watch?v=3lYAKu8k_T0&#38;feature=related A Birth Storyhttp://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=2a4e81fbf0f66accb8afce HBA3C These are REAL women and families. This is a very real way our current birth climate takes a toll every minute, every hour, every day, every week, the ripple has become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language, birth practices and political correctness.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/language-birth-practices-and-political-correctness/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2007/11/language-birth-practices-and-political-correctness/#comments</comments>
		<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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