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	<title>Get Babied Doula Collective Austin Texas Doulas &#187; Ask the Doulas</title>
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		<title>The science of doula skillz</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-02-02/the-science-of-doula-skillz</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-02-02/the-science-of-doula-skillz#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00091.x/full
Cool article in this months journal of midwifery.  They break up all the doula skillz (with a z of course) and rate their effectiveness by type of skill.  The big winners in reducing epidural and cesarean: 
Providing water/juice
Counterpressure
Ambulation
Birth Ball
Double Hip Squeeze
Hydrotherapy
Things like emotional support, verbal encouragement, massage and breathing aren&#8217;t as valuable to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking home your placenta from Seton</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-01-13/taking-home-your-placenta-from-seton</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-01-13/taking-home-your-placenta-from-seton#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning a delivery at Seton hospital (on 38th and Lamar) here are some instructions for how to secure your placenta.
It turns out the doctors have nothing to do with the placentas, they get thrown in a bucket and then a hazardous waste bin, unless you advise them otherwise (at a provider visit I attended with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Plan of the Week &#8211; Includes champagne</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-01-09/birth-plan-of-the-week-includes-champagne</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2012-01-09/birth-plan-of-the-week-includes-champagne#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From my friend Heather J., who adds humor to her birth plan, and is actually serious about all of her requests.  Just had to share for all of y&#8217;all out there stressing about creating the perfect birth plan.
&#8220;Here is my birth plan &#8211; i have put alot of time and thought into it already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inducing your VBAC</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-23/inducing-your-vbac</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-23/inducing-your-vbac#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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Induction of labor may still be an option for women attempting a VBAC.  Of course, I&#8217;m always an advocate of spontaneous labor, and natural labor inductions with medical induction as a last resort, but this study in the Janauary 2012 issue of AJOG is encouraging for VBAC mamas.  Why, you ask?  Doctors and hospitals opposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hi my name is Kerri, and I am an overachiever.  :)</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-17/hi-my-name-is-kerri-and-i-am-an-overachiever</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-17/hi-my-name-is-kerri-and-i-am-an-overachiever#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking forward to attending Kerri&#8217;s birth next month.  She and Mark are awesome!  They ask all of the right questions, do all of the diligence on research and reading, and are super prepared for the arrival of their little &#8220;Cubbie&#8221;.  We discussed their birth plan last week, and they brought in a color copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Birth Marathon: Food &amp; Drink for Labor &amp; Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-13/the-birth-marathon-food-drink-for-labor-birth</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-13/the-birth-marathon-food-drink-for-labor-birth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clear fluids for labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coconut water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food for early labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peeling grapes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Patty Brennan, BA, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA)
Excerpted from Brennan’s cookbook, “Whole Family Recipes:  For the Childbearing Year &#38; Beyond” © 2007
 
Women birthing in most hospitals are told that they cannot eat during labor and can only drink clear liquids once they are admitted.  The reason behind these instructions is to prevent aspiration of stomach contents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatty Prejudice and Labor Duration</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-04/fatty-prejudice-and-labor-duration</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-12-04/fatty-prejudice-and-labor-duration#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good study in Obstetrics this month shows that there is no difference in duration of pushing (2nd stage labor) and c-section rates for Skinny bitches (sorry ladies I&#8217;m not one of you) and modestly plump (overweight) and extra plumb (obese) women.  Good news for women who face a lot of prejudice from doctors putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effect of delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping on neonatal outcomes and iron status at 4 months: a randomised controlled trial</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-16/effect-of-delayed-versus-early-umbilical-cord-clamping-on-neonatal-outcomes-and-iron-status-at-4-months-a-randomised-controlled-trial</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-16/effect-of-delayed-versus-early-umbilical-cord-clamping-on-neonatal-outcomes-and-iron-status-at-4-months-a-randomised-controlled-trial#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7157
Abstract
Objective To investigate the effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping, compared with early clamping, on infant iron status at 4 months of age in a European setting.
Design Randomised controlled trial.
Setting Swedish county hospital.
Participants 400 full term infants born after a low risk pregnancy.
Intervention Infants were randomised to delayed umbilical cord clamping (≥180 seconds after delivery) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does one become a doula?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-09/how-does-one-become-a-doula</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-09/how-does-one-become-a-doula#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.getbabied.com/?p=1343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The experience and training of each doula varies. Many are certified through Doulas of North America (DONA). DONA certification involves a 16 hour workshop; 5 books required reading; attendance of a 12 hour childbirth education series; completion of breastfeeding workshop; attendance at three births with good evaluations from a nurse, the midwife or doctor, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another money saving tip on your final medical bills</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-03/another-money-saving-tip-on-your-final-medical-bills</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-11-03/another-money-saving-tip-on-your-final-medical-bills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We want you to save money.  Having a baby is expensive.  Hiring a doula will already save you nearly $600 on average (because we reduce the incidence of many routine and non-routine medical interventions reducing your bottom line bill).
Here&#8217;s one tip from Roslyn (new mama) to go one step further in reducing your final charges.
&#8220;When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Laboring even if a C-section is imminent</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-10-30/benefits-of-laboring-even-if-a-c-section-is-imminent</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-10-30/benefits-of-laboring-even-if-a-c-section-is-imminent#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many documented reasons that support you and your baby going into labor naturally, and laboring for a while, even if you end up delivering via c-section.  So for VBAC mamas not sure on if they&#8217;d like a repeat c-section, mamas with a breech presentation, or other non-emergency indications for a c-section, going through labor can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 chances to come hang out with us in October</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-10-08/3-chances-to-come-hang-out-with-us-in-october</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-10-08/3-chances-to-come-hang-out-with-us-in-october#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month, we have three MTDN&#8217;s, so there will be ample opportunities to come meet the fabulous Get Babied doulas face to face!
This coming Tuesday, October 11, from 7-9 pm at our offices, is our Meet the Doulas Tea.  This is a really good opportunity to speak with us a bit more in depth because the entire evening is devoted to meeting all of the doulas.  We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early hospital discharge + postpartum doula = cost savings and higher satisfaction</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-08-19/early-hospital-discharge-postpartum-doula-cost-savings-and-higher-satisfaction</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-08-19/early-hospital-discharge-postpartum-doula-cost-savings-and-higher-satisfaction#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have your baby at home, or at a birth center, your medical care ends six hours after your delivery, with a home visit the next day.  But essentially, with an uncomplicated delivery, you&#8217;re on your own.  As it turns out, people end up being more satisfied with recovering in their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Belly Mapping Work to Help Rotate an OP Baby?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-08-18/does-belly-mapping-work-to-help-rotate-an-op-baby</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-08-18/does-belly-mapping-work-to-help-rotate-an-op-baby#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m going to reference Penny Simkin on spinning babies.  She is a crazy hippy doula who I love, but also an awesome researcher and evidence based advocate.
&#160;
She published an article in the journal Birth last year, summarizing current research in OP management:
&#160;
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		<title>Because it&#8217;s Meet the Doula Night!</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-07-13/because-its-meet-the-doula-night</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-07-13/because-its-meet-the-doula-night#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Story]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Austin doulas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 30, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] &#160;

&#160;

So, last night we hosted our first ever weekday, no-frills, informal Meet the Doula Night. It. Was. Awesome. There were several couples there, two of them were already clients, and we got to spend so much time talking to each couple. It truly was like a personal prenatal appointment with each couple.

But don't fret! You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in our doula bags?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-06-08/whats-in-our-doula-bags</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-06-08/whats-in-our-doula-bags#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.getbabied.com/?p=874</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tools of the trade &#8211; this is what I bring with me when I attend your birth: (and most of our doula bags look about the same)
Birth ball
Camera/video camera
Laptop computer to stream Pandora.com music (with speakers) or watch movies on Hulu
Cell phone (to text updates to relatives and the on-call team as needed)
Battery powered tea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step up your workout!</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-06-06/869</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-06-06/869#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Obstetrics &#38; Gynecology:
June 2011 &#8211; Volume 117 &#8211; Issue 6 &#8211; pp 1399-1402
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31821b1f5a
Current Commentary

Adding Strength Training, Exercise Intensity, and Caloric Expenditure to Exercise Guidelines in Pregnancy
Zavorsky, Gerald S. PhD; Longo, Lawrence D. MD


Abstract


Several versions of exercise guidelines for pregnancy have been published, the latest 9 years ago. These guidelines recommend 30 minutes or more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valtrex and Pregnancy?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-22/valtrex-and-pregnancy</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-22/valtrex-and-pregnancy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 02:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So here is the skivvy on herpes.  
1.  Valtrex is pretty safe for pregnancy, studies to date haven&#8217;t found any increase in birth defects from experimental to control groups.  http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/304/8/859.short
2.  The risk of transmission of herpes to infant is extremely low regardless of how you decide to treat it.  http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004946.html
3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should you strip your membranes at 40 weeks?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-18/should-you-strip-your-membranes-at-40-weeks</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-18/should-you-strip-your-membranes-at-40-weeks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 03:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m on the wagon that stripping at 39 or 40 weeks isn&#8217;t a bad thing.  It doesn&#8217;t mean immediate labor, but it the most effective way of &#8220;helping things along&#8221; (followed by breast-pumping and massage).  Random controlled trials of stripping at 38-40 weeks showed no difference in fetal or maternal outcomes, except that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yay for Coupons!</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-14/yay-for-coupons</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-14/yay-for-coupons#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 23:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey mamas &#8211; here&#8217;s a coupon for new clients &#8211; come see what we&#8217;re up to at Get Babied!  Opt to come in for a completely free thirty minute consultation where we can help you one-on-one tweak your birth plan, or help give advice and feedback on how to create a plan that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Great Ways to Prepare Yourself for Childbirth</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-12/5-great-ways-to-prepare-yourself-for-childbirth</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-05-12/5-great-ways-to-prepare-yourself-for-childbirth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 By Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE,  Last updated on May 11, 2011















Begin a prenatal care regimen with a trained maternity care provider as soon as you discover you are pregnant: There’s a lot to be done at the beginning of a pregnancy. If you haven’t already begun taking prenatal vitamins with plenty of folic acid, your maternity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nightmares in pregnancy are good?</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-18/nightmares-in-pregnancy-are-good</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-18/nightmares-in-pregnancy-are-good#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having vivid dreams or anxiety dreams are very common in late pregnancy.  Women in the third trimester sleep less, and have more night waking (to go pee, due to discomfort and back pain and restless legs, etc).  It&#8217;s this frequent waking during REM sleep that enables women to remember their dreams more often and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winning the Fear Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-09/winning-the-fear-battle</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-09/winning-the-fear-battle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cesarean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.getbabied.com/?p=687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first step in overcoming fear during labor and delivery is to figure out where your anxiety lies. You can do this by keeping a journal or talking about your fears with a trusted friend, midwife or doula. Then you can take action to restructure, or turn around, your anxious thoughts.  You can talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Epidural Dance</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-09/the-epidural-dance</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-09/the-epidural-dance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delayed pushing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[epidural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VBAC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Labor is getting intense.  You want a natural birth, but don&#8217;t know how much longer you can endure the pain.  What do I do as a doula when the big E starts looming?


For me, the first time you ask I usually suggest changing something up &#8211; either finding a new position, heading for the shower, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doula Share&#8211; Skills for the Childbearing Years</title>
		<link>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-08/doula-share-skills-for-the-childbearing-years</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbabied.com/2011-04-08/doula-share-skills-for-the-childbearing-years#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask the Doulas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Come see Ame and Ruth speak at the CTDA doula share on May 1st.  (Ame is talking about insurance filing, and Ruth is speaking about C-section prevention)
&#160;
Sunday May 1, 2011 from 1:00-4:00pm
Two Locations this year!
Any Baby Can
1121 E. 7th St. Austin 78702
&#160;
http: //abcaus.org
&#160;
Dell Conference Room
1:00-1:30pm	Breastfeeding 101: the first week
1:45-2:15pm Touch and Massage for Labor and [...]]]></description>
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