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		<title>The Nature of Natural Birth (Video)</title>
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		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/08/23/the-nature-of-natural-birth/</link>
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		<title>(Arizona) International Midwives Day Celebration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHO: Midwives, Families, Doulas, Childbirth Educators, the Birth Community, and anyone interested in supporting midwives and learning more about the Midwifery Model of Care
WHAT: A Celebration of Midwives, including a potluck (bring a dish to share!), raffle with prizes, kids area, maternity and children&#8217;s clothing exchange (bring your stuff!), and informational booths
WHERE: Papago Park, 625 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/arizona-international-midwives-day-celebration/</link>
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		<title>Childbirth Experience Determines Memory of Pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is already known that caregivers’ attitude and behavior is important in determining whether a woman has a satisfying experience of childbirth. But our knowledge about memory of labor pain is still limited. Is satisfaction with labor linked to memories of the pain?
Professor Ulla Waldenstrom and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden explain that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/16/childbirth-experience-determines-memory-of-pain/</link>
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		<title>Men in the labour room. Do they want to be there?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to look at whether as an educator I did enough to prepare the men in class? Do they want to be present during the labour and birth? Are they the most appropriate person to be adequately supporting women through the birthing process?
I also wanted to know if the men felt under pressure to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/15/men-in-the-labour-room-do-they-want-to-be-there/</link>
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		<title>Back Door Birth Activism; Let Your Community Know about Midwifery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anita, a midwife friend of mine, and I have been going around our city of just over 100,000 people distributing flyers for her birth center and homebirth practice and Midwifery Today’s Eugene conference programs. We take our flyers with pins and tape and tack them on bulletin boards in health food stores, community services agencies, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/14/back-door-birth-activism-let-your-community-know-about-midwifery/</link>
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		<title>Childbirth: Back to Basics Is Better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it’s time to bring a new baby into the world, there’s a lot to be said for letting nature take the lead. The normal, hormone-driven changes in the body that naturally occur during delivery can optimize infant health and encourage the easy establishment and continuation of breastfeeding and mother-baby attachment. Childbirth without technical intervention [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/12/childbirth-back-to-basics-is-better/</link>
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		<title>Home Birth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sat, May 7 I woke up and was having contractions every 5 minutes for half an hour. I got all excited and thought it was labor for sure, so I got up and called the answering service. By the time she called back, the contractions had pretty much died down. The midwife (Erin) told [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/05/home-birth/</link>
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		<title>Down on The Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right before Thanksgiving, Ricki and I got to fulfill a dream…visiting Ina May Gaskin at The Farm in Tennessee. We had always wanted to film Ina May at The Farm for BOBB but ran out of production funds and time. We decided that we MUST get there to film for our follow-up DVD, so Wednesday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/04/down-on-the-farm/</link>
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		<title>Why I Want to be a Midwife</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the time I was a teenager, I have wanted to be a midwife. The idea of catching babies has always been fascinating to me. I find pregnancy and birth to be an amazing process. Having my own children, participating in births, catching several precipitous births as a nurse, and working with several wonderful nurse-midwives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/03/why-i-want-to-be-a-midwife/</link>
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		<title>Recession relief: midwifery saves money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s face it: the economy sucks right now.  We haven’t yet hit rock bottom, and it’s going to be awhile (probably a long while) before things begin to recover.  In the midst of this harsh financial reality, companies and industries are scrambling to find ways to save money.  Birth activists have been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/recession-relief-midwifery-saves-money/</link>
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		<title>Medicinal Herbs and Breastfeeding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Herbal supplements and pharmaceutical drugs should both be avoided during lactation unless there is a clear indication for them, but there are many herbs that are considered to be perfectly safe for breastfeeding mothers, especially when they are used with consideration and moderation. The following guidelines can help nursing mothers to select herbal supplements that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/03/01/medicinal-herbs-and-breastfeeding/</link>
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		<title>Is Home Birth Safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Numerous studies have shown that for low-risk women home birth is indeed a safe choice.
In fact, some studies have show that a homebirth can be a safer option than a hospital delivery for low-risk women.
Studies that show that it&#8217;s unsafe are usually found to be grouping unplanned or emergency home deliveries into their data on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/27/is-home-birth-safe/</link>
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		<title>Pregnant in America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity&#8217;s greatest gift&#8211;birth&#8211;by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance companies and other members of the healthcare industry have all pushed aside the best care of our infants and mothers to play the power game of raking in huge profits. 
His wife pregnant, first-time filmmaker Steve Buonaugurio set [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/13/pregnant-in-america/</link>
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		<title>Home Birthing Discussion (Video)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A discussion on the topic of Home Birthing and licensing midwives in North Carolina and other U.S. states with Russ Fawcett and Jennifer Block. 

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		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/12/home-birthing-discussion/</link>
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		<title>Birth Matters Virginia announces a birth video contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a step toward our goal of educating women about their choices and options, we are soliciting short videos about evidence-based maternity and delivery care. We want videos that will appeal to and inspire new audiences that may not have previously been exposed to any model of childbirth other than the version we see on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/11/birth-matters-virginia-announces-a-birth-video-contest/</link>
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		<title>A Safe Birth, Making Educated Choices: An Interview with Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are just finished up our new book called “Your Best Birth” which deals with exactly that question! The book will be out in May 2009. But I think you need to spend time educating yourself about delivery options and then deciding where you would feel most comfortable.
If you are interested in seeking out a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/11/a-safe-birth-making-educated-choices-an-interview-with-ricki-lake-and-abby-epstein/</link>
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		<title>Home Birth No. 1: Introduction to a Midwife</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Licensed midwife Aleksandra Evanguelidi (www.SacredEntrance.com) shares what inspired her to become a midwife, what a midwife does, and why she loves being one. 1 of 7 interviews.

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		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/10/home-birth-no-1-introduction-to-a-midwife/</link>
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		<title>Salma Hayek on &#8216;Mothers Working Together&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When actress and producer Salma Hayek arrived in Sierra Leone in September, she was not whisked off to a movie set. She was there not as a celebrity, but as a humanitarian, to see firsthand a leading cause of death in the developing world: tetanus. &#8220;Nightline&#8221; co-anchor Cynthia McFadden went along to document the journey. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/09/salma-hayek-on-mothers-working-together/</link>
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		<title>Bill would create Wyoming board of midwifery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bill that would create a state board of midwifery and provide more options for women who wish to give birth at home has cleared the Wyoming Senate.
The bill heads to the House after passing the Senate 28-2 on Thursday.
Currently state law permits only certified nurse midwives. A certified nurse midwife is a nurse with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/09/bill-would-create-wyoming-board-of-midwifery/</link>
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		<title>Home-birth advocates press pro-midwife campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With health care costs high on the national agenda, advocates of home births are challenging the medical and political establishments to give midwives a larger role in maternity care and to ease the state laws that limit their out-of-hospital practice.
Pending bills to further this goal have significant backing in several states, which home-birth supporters want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/08/home-birth-advocates-press-pro-midwife-campaign/</link>
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		<title>Birthing Options &#8211; Natural Childbirth Options For Expectant Mothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing what your birthing options are, in order to decide where to have a baby, are important decisions expectant parents need to make. With the average cost to deliver a baby in a hospital by vaginal birth in the U.S. being around $8800.00 in a labor and delivery room, pregnant moms and dads are looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/08/birthing-options-natural-childbirth-options-for-expectant-mothers/</link>
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		<title>Benefits of Prenatal Yoga</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the increasing popularity of yoga, many women are aware of the numerous physical benefits of prenatal yoga. In addition to its many physical benefits, prenatal yoga helps women through the evolutionary process of pregnancy by connecting with other pregnant women, allowing the opportunity for inward reflection, providing a healthy physical and emotional outlet for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/07/benefits-of-prenatal-yoga/</link>
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		<title>‘Needless’ birth induction fears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Concerns have been raised about pregnant women being induced &#8220;unnecessarily&#8221;, after a Scottish audit of 17,000 births.
In more than a quarter of cases, researchers could not find a medical or other explanation for the procedure.
The Aberdeen University team said in the Journal of Public Health that rates of obstetric intervention were rising.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7833058.stm
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		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/07/%e2%80%98needless%e2%80%99-birth-induction-fears/</link>
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		<title>LifeSpring Midwifery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alison Haasch, licensed midwife. Comprehensive midwifery care specializing in natural home birth, childbirth education, breastfeeding, and well woman care in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Committed to healthy women and healthy babies. Dedicated to respectful, gentle, and safe birth.
I am currently taking Arizona midwifery clients in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Fountain Hills, Maricopa, Casa Grande, Queen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifespringmidwifery.com/wordpress/2009/02/07/welcome-to-lifespring-midwifery/</link>
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