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		<title>Thanks Lamaze!  The 2009 Conference Rocked!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/10/thanks-lamaze-the-2009-conference-rocked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/10/thanks-lamaze-the-2009-conference-rocked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here I sit, in my own favorite chair, in my own living room, with my laptop balanced on my legs, and the sound of jet engines slowly fading from my ears!  What a trip!
I am just back from the Lamaze International Conference in Orlando, Florida.  Two days doing Disney &#8220;things&#8221; with my kids, (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Song</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/09/birth-song/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/09/birth-song/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I am teaching childbirth classes and doula trainings, I &#8220;sing the praises&#8221; of singing or toning in labor!  When a woman  opens her throat and her mouth and vocalizes, sings, chants, tones or hums during labor, it helps to keep her bottom and perineum loose and relaxed.  Ina May Gaskin, the famous midwife and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have A Coke&#8230;.and A Baby!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/have-a-coke-and-a-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/have-a-coke-and-a-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week,  The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released &#8220;updated&#8221; recommendations for eating and drinking in labor.  Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake During Labor is the title of their newest Committee Opinion, and I fear it is already hopelessly outdated before the ink is even dry on the page!
The newest recommendations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come on USA!  49  ?!?  Surely, We Can Do Better!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/come-on-usa-49-surely-we-can-do-better/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/come-on-usa-49-surely-we-can-do-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America, world&#8217;s largest, (financially!)  most powerful country, land of opportunity, the home of the &#8220;American Dream&#8221; takes their place in line behind 48**other countries when it comes to infant mortality. Infant Mortality is defined as the death of an infant under the age of 1 year per one thousand live births.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Cash for Cutting!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/no-more-cash-for-cutting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/08/no-more-cash-for-cutting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was so pleased to read today that the State of Washington is taking away any financial incentive for medical providers who do Cesarean surgeries covered by Medicaid.  Almost half the births in Washington are covered by Medicaid  and paid for by taxpayers dollars.  Now, doctors and hospitals will receive the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Your Pants On!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/06/keep-your-pants-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/06/keep-your-pants-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a great blog post today by a Certified Nurse Midwife about the usefulness (or actually, the possible emotional harm!) of vaginal exams prior to the beginning of labor. I think this is a great read and good information to take to heart, and have at times said exactly the same words to both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Thank You Letter to My Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/05/a-thank-you-letter-to-my-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/05/a-thank-you-letter-to-my-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Clients,
I am writing this letter to you, my clients, to thank you!  Thank you for showing me strength, grace, power and absolute fortitude during the labor and birth of your beautiful daughter.  I was honored to witness this fundamental power during your recent birth!  It has changed me forever.
I remember when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey results are available!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/04/the-transparency-in-maternity-care-project-the-birth-survey-results-are-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/04/the-transparency-in-maternity-care-project-the-birth-survey-results-are-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited about the news that The Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey results are now available to everyone!  You can search this dynamic database for information on all the providers (OB, CNM, LM, Family Practice)  and birth locations specific for your area!  You can read how women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Waiting Game</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/04/the-waiting-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/04/the-waiting-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a birth doula involves waiting.  Waiting for babies!  Babies who come in their own sweet time!  Babies who have their own secret, internal clock that we mere mortals can only hope to understand!  Here I sit.  On call!  I am usually on call.  I am on call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&quot;You Need To Be Induced NOW!&quot; Update&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/you-need-to-be-induced-now-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/you-need-to-be-induced-now-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a call from my doula student last night, updating me on her clients!  I am ever so pleased to report that this woman gave birth non-induced and non-medicated and non-intervened with to a happy, healthy baby on Saturday!
And now for for the rest of the story&#8230;the doula met up with them the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Trauma?  A great online resource is there to help!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/birth-trauma-a-great-online-resource-is-there-to-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/birth-trauma-a-great-online-resource-is-there-to-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helping to get the word about about a valuable resource for women who have experienced birth trauma!
&#8220;We are pleased to announce the Solace for Mothers Friends and Advocates Online Community which provides a forum for those who support mothers who have experienced birth trauma, have been impacted by witnessing birth trauma, or want to connect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence Based Maternity Care:  Is That Too Much To Ask For?</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/evidence-based-maternity-care-is-that-too-hard-to-ask-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/evidence-based-maternity-care-is-that-too-hard-to-ask-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a newer doula call me yesterday for some advice.  She had been in a recent doula training class at Seattle Midwifery School and wanted to talk over a current client situation.  Her client was less than a week overdue with her second child and her first baby was a vaginal birth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of a Word!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/02/the-power-of-a-word/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/02/the-power-of-a-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an absolutely fantastic post from one of my favorite bloggers, and I believe she has hit the nail right on the head!  The loss of VBAC options for women changed significantly in 1999 when ACOG issued a new guideline stating that a surgeon and anesthesiologist both needed to be IMMEDIATELY available in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Busy Day Full of Birth Stuff&#8230;just right for a birth junkie!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/02/a-busy-day-full-of-birth-stuffjust-right-for-a-birth-junkie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/02/a-busy-day-full-of-birth-stuffjust-right-for-a-birth-junkie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day just full of birth, from morning to night!  First off, a postpartum visit with a mama and four day old little girl!  It is so nice to help get breastfeeding off to a good start and reassure the new parents that things are going well, even if they feel all topsy-turvey, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Darn that breech baby!</title>
		<link>http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/02/darn-that-breech-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from helping a wonderful couple welcome their little girl into the world!  This baby had remained stubbornly frank breech since about 35 weeks, despite every attempt to turn her.  Mom even tried an external version, along with all the acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, positioning, hot/cold, talking, bright lights, music, slant board, [...]]]></description>
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