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		<title>Tips to finding the right &#8220;childbirth&#8221; class</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/10/tips-to-finding-the-right-childbirth-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were my best friend, I would tell you there is not any one-size-fits-all &#8220;childbirth&#8221; class.  Education can be foundational to informed decision making and better outcomes for both mother and baby. I encourage you to go about choosing a class series in the same way you would choose a provider or birth location. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Plan Sample</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/birth-plan-sample/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A birth plan is designed to facilitate communication between you and your provider, especially necessary if you are  birthing outside the home environment.  Secondly, it is to offer information on the individualized care you as the mother would like during labor, birth and immediately postpartum for you and your baby. It should be brief (no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a relationship 10 minutes at a time</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/creating-relationship-10-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/02/creating-relationship-10-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has occurred to me through my time with doula clients and students,  that many care providers serving hospital birthing mothers do not ask any questions of their pregnant patients during the 7-10 minute prenatal visits that lead to a substantive working relationship. I have also learned that too often the pregnant &#8220;patient&#8221; does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wish List In 2011</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2011/01/wish-list-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A clean slate. A fresh start. Hope and dreams reactivated. Passions toward change are stirred. All of this by the calendar rolling over from one year to the next. It is not just  anew year though, it is a new DECADE to set precedent in. To make a mark. Oh the possibilities and opportunities that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Birth of Our New Location</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/12/celebrating-the-birth-of-our-new-location/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=1542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DATE: January 15, 2011 TIME: 10am-2pm LOCATION: 6180 Lehman Drive, Suite 103, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 WHO&#8217;S INVITED:  Mothers and families, birth professionals, related professionals, friends, media and anyone interested in learning more about what Preparing For Birth has to offer the expecting woman and her family! What To Expect: Food, conversation, door prizes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postpartum Mood Disorder Blog Carnival</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/12/ppmd-blog-carnival/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/12/ppmd-blog-carnival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>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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		<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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