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		<title>Grateful For My Birth(s) Carnival</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2010/11/grateful-for-my-births-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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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>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>Shocking quotes regarding maternal choice to VBAC birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joy Szabo has been in the news lately for desiring a second VBAC for her fourth baby (vaginal birth, emergency cesarean, and vaginal birth).  She has been denied locally in her area of Page, AZ to have a vaginal birth. Due to this situation, the International Cesarean Awareness Network has been assisting her in fighting [...]]]></description>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=562</guid>
		<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; Question of the Day #2</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/preparing-for-birth-question-of-the-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/preparing-for-birth-question-of-the-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How did you react to and what were your feelings, words or thoughts after your baby was born (within the first one or two hours)?]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Interview on Whole Mother show &#8211; Cesareans, VBAC &amp; Prevention</title>
		<link>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/radio-interview-on-whole-mother-show-cesareans-vbac-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/radio-interview-on-whole-mother-show-cesareans-vbac-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desirre Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prepforbirth.com/?p=465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the radio interview I did with Debbie Hull of the Whole Mother Radio show.  We talked about the current percentage of cesareans, VBAC availability, where to obtain support, ways to prevent an unnecessary cesarean and much more! http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/090803_063001wholemother.MP3]]></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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