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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>Grateful For My Births</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>Family Centered Cesarean Plan</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/10/family-centered-cesarean-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>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>
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		<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>How real is active phase arrest of labor?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/09/active-labor-arrest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<title>Preparing For Birth &#8211; Common Pregnancy and Childbirth Terms</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/preparing-for-birth-common-pregnancy-and-childbirth-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/preparing-for-birth-common-pregnancy-and-childbirth-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a compilation of common terms and acronyms that women often will come across during pregnancy, labor, and delivery.  Check back as more will be added from time to time. AROM &#8211; Artificial Rupture of Membranes &#8211; using a finger or tool to open the amniotic sac to to allow the fluid to release. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing For Birth &#8211; Has episiotomy been replaced by this practice?</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/new-episiotomy/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/new-episiotomy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent months I have noticed that during the end part of pushing and through delivery, care providers and/or nurses are doing very, very aggressive vaginal and perineal stretching.  This is not the gentle perineal massage I have seen in the past.  Even though I do not believe even that is necessary, it certainly was [...]]]></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>What might a cesarean get you? Often more than is bargained for.</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/cesarean-get-you/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/07/cesarean-get-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a  slight re-do from a popular blog post from early 2008. The information is vital and pertinent to the near 1.5 million women (based on previous CDC data) who will have a cesarean surgery this year. Having a cesarean section will almost always  get you a baby.  Generally there is much more to [...]]]></description>
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