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		<title>Transition. . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Childbirth class I teach we talk about transition.  It can be one of the most intense parts of a woman&#8217;s labor.  This is when her body works to open up her cervix that last stretch before being able to bear down and actively work with her body to push the baby out.
We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/05/transition/</link>
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		<title>Will we keep going until all babies are cut out???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow.  The CDC just came out with the numbers for 2008:
32.3%
of all babies born in the U.S. last year were born by Cesarean section.

12th consecutive year that the Cesarean rate has increased
the total number of births decreased 2% from 2007 to 2008


See that dip when the rates went down a bit?  That was in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/04/will-we-keep-going-until-all-babies-are-cut-out/</link>
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		<title>To Push or not to Push. . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By the time we get to second stage of labor (aka pushing) in the Childbirth Ed class I teach I have already stressed how important it is to move around in labor, listening to your body. When we get to second stage I get another opportunity to talk about how important changing positions, using gravity, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/04/to-push-or-not-to-push/</link>
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		<title>Some Thoughts on the use of Pitocin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite down-time things to do is peruse my ever-growing list of birth blogs.  Today I can across this great post on Pitocin by Christine Fischer,  a traditional Midwife who blogs at Midwifery Ramblings.
The more I am around birth the more I have opportunity to see that these interventions we have can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/03/some-thoughts-on-the-use-of-pitocin/</link>
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		<title>The Sunday Paper Round-Up</title>
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Yesterday, both the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times ramped it up with pieces on issues greatly affecting the health of mothers and babies.
The Trib ran a great piece on the whole issue of VBAC and how it&#8217;s actually not as risky as it&#8217;s often presented to be and how it should be readily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/02/the-sunday-paper-round-up/</link>
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		<title>Doula in the News!</title>
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This past October I was interviewed by the Chicago area  TribLocal newspaper about being a doula and what role we play in the birth process.  I love how she talks about the role of doulas supporting dads and partners as well.
I really enjoyed the interview because it made me realize how much I really love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/02/doula-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>Timing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday I was supposed to begin my first class on the road to becoming a midwife.   However, I missed that first class because I was called out on a birth.  Gotta love the timing.
This birth pretty much took everyone by surprise. She was a first time mom who was two weeks early and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/01/timing/</link>
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		<title>10 Ways to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently prepping for tonight&#8217;s Childbirth Ed class on Variations and Complications in labor.  We talk about many of the situations couples encounter in the few weeks before and during labor, and we spend a lot of time discussing their options in each of these situations.
Some of these situations we cover are  not necessarily dangerous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2010/01/209/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you who allowed me to serve and support you through your wonderful and amazing births this year.
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		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2009/12/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Illinois Cesarean Rates for 2008 &#8211; How Does Your Hospital Compare?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past few weeks, Illinois has released its Public Health Hospital Statistics.   Today the Tribune ran a brief piece on Cesareans,  the reasons behind them and the rates of some of the local hospitals.  You can view Julie Deardorff's article here: Illinois Hospital C-section rates]]></description>
		<link>http://choices-in-childbirth.com/2009/11/illinois-cesarean-rates-for-2008-how-does-your-hospital-compare/</link>
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