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		<title>Home Birth Study Finds Fewer Interventions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katherine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home birth risks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Medical Association Journal has published a study that found the risk of infant death to be no different during a home birth attended by a registered midwife than that of a hospital delivery.  The hospital deliveries in this study were attended by the same pool of registered midwives that were in attendance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got Ice Chips?  Now You Can Have More Than That!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you think of what is allowed during labor, do ice chips come to mind?  Fortunately, this may be changing soon.  How about some broth?  A bit of juice?  These may soon be available to women during normal, healthy labors. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released a Committee Opinion regarding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduction of Oxytocin Reduces Emergency Cesareans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katherine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fewer cesareans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article has been written in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that suggests increased doses of oxytocin be avoided at intervals less than 30 minutes apart.  It is suggested that as oxytocin use is decreased among women in labor, emergency cesareans significantly decrease as well.  Two Chicago hospitals have followed oxytocin use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/water-birth</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delivery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A water birth involves a mother giving birth in a warm pool or bath. (Never birth your baby in a hot tub or a hot bath &#8211; the heat will damage your baby.) Russian researcher Igor Tjarkovsky began studying the benefits of water birth to women in the 1960&#8242;s. More studies were done in France [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unexpected Sudden Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some babies just don&#8217;t want to wait! This information is not intended for planned home deliveries &#8211; but for when your labor quickly and unexpectedly takes a turn you did not expect &#8211; and your baby decides to come out at home. Your first job is to remain calm and breathe. If you know your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Labor &#8211; Third Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your body is ready to deliver the placenta. This happens within fifteen minutes after your baby is born. Most women don&#8217;t even notice this delivery in the excitement of watching their baby&#8217;s first moments of life. The placenta becomes detached and travels through your birth canal. Contractions begin as the placenta becomes detached. You will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Labor &#8211; Second Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2nd stage of labor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delivery This is when you can begin pushing! You will feel uncontrollable urges to push your baby out. Your OB/GYN will guide you during this phase. As you push, bear down as hard as you can. This may be difficult if you have an epidural, as it is hard to feel what you are doing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Labor</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/stages-of-labor</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/stages-of-labor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stages of Labor The scientific explanation? Your brain begins releasing oxytocin into your blood stream. The oxytocin stimulates your uterus, beginning contractions. Then your ovaries release a hormone that relaxes your cervix. Your baby&#8217;s weight on the relaxed cervix begins dilation. Your vagina will release glycogen, a complex carbohydrate that metabolizes to become lactic acid, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons for a Cesarean</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/reasons-for-a-cesarean</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/reasons-for-a-cesarean#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most mothers don&#8217;t picture themselves undergoing a cesarean section when they think about their delivery. But there are times when a vaginal delivery may endanger either you or your baby&#8217;s life and a c-section is your only choice. Unfortunately, physicians are worried about possible lawsuits and will err to the side of caution when there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prolapsed Cord</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/prolapsed-cord</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prolapsed Cord]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If at any time you see a loop of umbilical cord coming out of your vagina, you have a prolapsed cord. The cord will appear shiny bluish gray and will be protruding from your vagina. This is an emergency situation in which the baby&#8217;s oxygen can be cut off. Get down on your knees and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Relief During Labor</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/pain-relief-during-labor</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/pain-relief-during-labor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delivery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pain Relief During Childbirth There are many pain relief options for mothers today during childbirth. If you are able to make it through labor drug-free, that is a wonderful bonus to childbirth. But if you feel you need pain relief, there are several options for women today. Your main goal is to have a healthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Induce Labor</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/induce-labor</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/induce-labor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morning Induced Labor Works Best Researchers in Australia studied over 600 pregnant women who were scheduled for an induced labor. Out of these women, the ones who were induced in the morning were 17% less likely to need more medication during the delivery than those who were induced in the evening. Furthermore, mothers who were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/home-birth</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/home-birth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delivery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is unfortunate that many women enter the hospital to deliver their babies and immediately feel tied to monitors and wires. The personal feel of the delivery is taken away, leaving the experience to feel cold and clinical. Many women today have begun to deliver their babies at home with professional mid-wives. Surprisingly, there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doulas</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/doulas</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/doulas#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Modern Doula Originally, the Greeks defined a doula as a woman who helps other women. Today&#8217;s doula is that and much more. A doula provides support to a woman during her pregnancy and labor &#8211; often continuing with post-partum care. A doula is not trained in the medical field and is not a midwife. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delivery Nurse Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/delivery-nurse-interview</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview with a Labor and Delivery Nurse Most women can honestly say that their first delivery in a hospital was different from what they expected. Maybe they wished for something they forgot to bring &#8211; or took pain medications during childbirth that didn&#8217;t work as they expected. We at Beginner Baby decided to go straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean: What to Expect</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/cesarean-what-to-expect</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/cesarean-what-to-expect#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cesarean proceedure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cesarean Procedure If this is a planned procedure, you will be asked not to eat or drink anything after midnight. Many women are given a spinal anesthetic rather than general anesthetic for this procedure. A mother is awake with a spinal and will not suffer from nausea as she might from a general anesthetic after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Braxton Hicks</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/braxton-hicks</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/braxton-hicks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Braxton Hicks Contractions Usually in the third trimester you will begin to feel Braxton Hicks contractions. These contractions result in a tightening of your uterus. Braxton Hicks contractions can be mild to uncomfortable. Your stomach will become tight and hard for about twenty-five seconds. The major difference between Braxton Hicks contractions and labor contractions are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apgar Score Meaning</title>
		<link>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/apgar-score-meaning</link>
		<comments>http://www.beginnerbaby.com/apgar-score-meaning#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After your baby is delivered, it seems a medical team appears out of thin air. There is a great hustle and bustle, with people surrounding your little one. This is the neonatal team that is usually called in as soon as your baby enters the world. They specialize in evaluation and resuscitation of newborns. What [...]]]></description>
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