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		<title>Know Your Score &#8211; Before an Induction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing your Bishop&#8217;s score prior to agreeing to an induction when not medically necessary or setting the stage for a medically necessary induction can make a great difference in expectations, additional interventions and understanding for the process as a whole.  Knowing your score can help you determine the type of induction or whether or not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking the nature of intervention in childbirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is much awareness and conversation of what the routine interventions are that can occur during the labor and birth process within the hospital environment.  These interventions can include induction, augmentation with Pitocin, epidural, or cesarean. In all my professional and personal roles, I am privy to a great amount of pregnancy and birth stories. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing For Birth: 35+ and Pregnant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an incredibly disturbing trend regarding &#8220;advanced maternal age&#8221; mothers being a hostile uterine environment for their babies. They are being subject to weekly Biophysical profiles or Fetal Non-stress tests tests that are normally reserved only for high-risk mothers and babies from as early as 32 weeks in pregnancy.  On top of the scans, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing For Birth: Labor Induction Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It never ceases to amaze me why women are induced for labor.   I have compiled a list of commonly heard &#8220;reason&#8221; for an induction occurring.  Interestingly none among them is true.  The true reasons for induction is a very short list (shown at the end of the post) and only a small percentage of women [...]]]></description>
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