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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 Road to Placental Encapsulation</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/01/a-road-to-placental-encapsulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The below post is written by a mother of 3 wee ones. She graciously accepted my request to share her journey to placental encapsulation. I have personally witnessed a significant in Kailah&#8217;s postpartum between baby 2 and three overall along with her milk supply increase. I am truly amazed by the differences. _______________________________________________________________________________ My Experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postpartum Mood Disorder Blog Carnival</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/12/ppmd-blog-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am opening up my blog to spotlight Postpartum Mood Disorders.  There are still so many misnomers surrounding PPMD that I would like to have others shed light on this very real issue among childbearing women. Details: Blog submission (short author bio, link and text) due January5th, 2011 by email (desirre@prepforbirth.com). Parameters: Can be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posptartum and the Great Abyss</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/postpartum-abyss/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/postpartum-abyss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The postpartum period is a critical time for the health, attachment and emotional adjustment for both mother and baby. It has become the expected norm that women are left with very little medical or care provider support/assistance in handling the many norms, transitions and stumbling blocks that present in the first 6 weeks postpartum with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grateful For My Birth(s) Carnival</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/grateful-for-my-births-carnival/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/grateful-for-my-births-carnival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so thankful to all of the submissions I received for this Why I am Grateful for my Birth(s) blog carnival. I have found no matter what a woman can learn something and be grateful for something in every birth experience no matter how difficult or wonderful. Enjoy these quips and please go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grateful For My Births</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/grateful-for-my-births/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/grateful-for-my-births/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Focusing on Thanksgiving, I asked others to submit a &#8220;Why I am Grateful For My Birth(s)&#8221; blog post.  In the spirit of that, here is my own blog posting. Stay tuned for the Carnival of posts to be up by Thanksgiving morning. I myself have had four varied labors and births, one of which could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Childbirth Education?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/why-childbirth-education/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/why-childbirth-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1484</guid>
		<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>Blog Carnival &#8211; Grateful for Birth Experiences Due 11/23</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/blog-carnival-grateful-for-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/blog-carnival-grateful-for-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I invite you to participate in Preparing For Birth&#8217;s upcoming Blog Carnival set to appear on Thanksgiving morning. Topic: &#8220;Why I am grateful for my birth experiences.&#8221; This is your point of view. I encourage you to be open about expectations, what it was really like and how it impacted you as a woman, mother, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Centered Cesarean Plan</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/10/family-centered-cesarean-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/10/family-centered-cesarean-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is my version of a family centered cesarean plan &#8211; can be used for a planned or unplanned cesarean delivery. Sample Cesarean Plan PDF &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- We are trying to make a cesarean delivery as special and intimate as possible for us even though we did not have the desired vaginal birth. DURING DELIVERY / [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a doula to do?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/10/whats-a-doula-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/10/whats-a-doula-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is such a deep chasm and fracture within the doula community regarding in-hospital and out-of-hospital birth. On the one hand there are those who say anything goes in supporting women and their choices. On the other, there are those who say no doula should support a woman in the hospital environment because it is [...]]]></description>
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