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		<title>Is Your OB or Midwife Right for You? An Interview Guideline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding the right person to care for you and your baby during pregnancy, labor and birth is one of the most important decisions you will make, and it can help you feel confident to push for the safest, healthiest birth. As you review doctors and midwives in your area, the following questions can help you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health: Safety in the Storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Wendy Davis, PhD &#160; The proper support of new mothers, babies, and their families requires a whole chain of care that goes from the earliest prenatal care all the way through the first early years of a child’s life. We are all links in that chain &#8212; families, providers, and communities:  we work best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Soothe Common Pregnancy Discomforts: Heartburn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this new series on Giving Birth with Confidence, we&#8217;re going to cover some of the most common discomforts that can happen during pregnancy and share tried-and-true ways to help soothe or eliminate them. Pregnancy can be an amazing time in a woman&#8217;s life, but it can also be challenging. The reality is that some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Screen Yourself for Postpartum Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May is Mental Health Month. As childbirth education advocates, Lamaze believes that mental health during and after pregnancy is critical to the health and safety of moms and their babies. If you are experiencing depression, anxiety, psychosis, or any other mental health issues, contact your care provider and seek support and resources from Postpartum Progress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Our Mother&#8217;s Day Giveaway Winner!</title>
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		<comments>http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2013/05/congratulations-to-our-mothers-day-giveaway-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Terreri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Rachel R. who won The First Years stroller and car seat combo set! Her answer to the question about attending childbirth classes was: I am pregnant with my first, and do plan to attend a child birth class so I will have strategies for natural child birth. We enjoyed reading through your responses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Women Are Saying About Birth and How it Can Help You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Terreri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to Mothers III Report Debuts with Feedback on Birth and Maternity Care from 2,500 Women Around the U.S. &#160; Last week, Childbirth Connection released the third in a series of reports (the first and second were released in 2002 and 2006) entitled Listening to Mothers. The Listening to Mothers III report is devoted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Expectations: Heather @ 20 Weeks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m halfway done! Congratulations to me! Now, I just have one question. When do I get my brain back? Anyone? We&#8217;re now in the pleasant middle stretch; I’ve gotten into stride for the most part. It’s hard to tell between muscle twitch or movement sometimes, but I’m pretty certain I’ve finally gotten to that point as well. Stupidity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Years Stroller &amp; Car Seat Giveaway for Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Terreri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Mother&#8217;s Day, we have a giveaway perfect for parents-to-be! Lamaze is thrilled to be able to give away a &#8220;Wisp&#8221; stroller and &#8220;Via&#8221; car seat system by The First Years &#8212; worth $249! New from The First Years, a truly lightweight travel system that is fashionable and durable. European-styled frame rated for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mother&#8217;s Essay: &#8220;I &#8216;Have it All&#8217;&#8230; Just Not All at Once&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2013/05/a-mothers-essay-i-have-it-all-just-not-all-at-once/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Marshall There has been a lot of talk on the interwebs lately about women and work and family and can we really “have it all?” Some argue yes, we definitely can. Others argue, well sure, if you have unlimited income then, yes, you can. But I think it’s safe to say that it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Moms-To-Be on Mother’s Day: A Message from MotherToBaby</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, OTIS/MotherToBaby President We, the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), are extremely pleased to introduce a new name for our free counseling service: MotherToBaby. MotherToBaby was chosen because it so perfectly depicts the commitment we have made to provide personalized, evidence-based information to mothers-to-be, to women contemplating pregnancy, and to [...]]]></description>
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