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		<title>Moved to a new space</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I definitely love the look of this space, I&#8217;ve been feeling a little constrained by the layout and options available with a wordpress hosted blog&#8230;so we&#8217;ve moved. Please come join us at BluebirdMama. We hope you&#8217;ll like the new format.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=166&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to BC Homebirth Study Critics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Uniformed Commenter After reading the newest study on the safety of homebirth, I sat back to read some reactions from the press and the public. I had a look at the CTV coverage and the CBC coverage and I read over the comments in reply to each story. Imagine my dismay when I read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=157&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Six Week Check-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have new first time parents in your life? You’ve probably gotten them a gift and visited to meet the new wee one. You’ve probably puzzled over what a new family needs and how to help out. There are lots of great ideas out there. Here’s one I particularly liked as it really rang [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=145&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Plan Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once unheard of, it is now routine to hear &#8220;this is a copy of my birth plan&#8221; as a woman is admitted to L&#38;D. There is a lot of info (and opinions) out there about birth plans. This post is intended as a primer to get you pointed in the right direction. Often explained as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=129&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting with your Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bluebirdmama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting can be lonely. Your lifestyle changes drastically. Perhaps you are the first in your circle of friends to have children. Perhaps you are surprised by the isolation of maternity leave. Perhaps you long for a real connection with other parents rather than those conversations where you pretend it&#8217;s not as hard as it is. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=121&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Choices &#8211; what is right for you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bluebirdmama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we have more choices than ever about how we birth. We have the choice of using a doctor or midwife for our practitioner. We have the choice of birthing in the hospital or at home. We can choose who is present at the birth. We can choose to hire a doula. We can choose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=119&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recipe for a Gentle Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bluebirdmama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what exactly people are talking about when they say “gentle birth”? From the way our culture talks about birth, there doesn’t seem to be much about it that is gentle. This week, I’ve been re-reading Barbara Harper’s Gentle Birth Choices – A Guide to Making Informed Choices and would like to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=98&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voices: What Story is Your Birth Story Really Telling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to share the story of my son’s birth with a university class on Child Development during Infancy (conception-3 years). The students are in their early twenties and many had never seen a birth before nor had any prior exposure to the basics of childbirth. As I wrote out my story, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=94&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Postpartum Care &#8211; What to Expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bluebirdmama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though pregnancy changes your body in many ways, sometimes the most dramatic changes happen after delivery, during the postpartum period. Here&#8217;s what to expect. Painful perineum Your sensitive perineum has been stretched to the limit and it may possibly have been bruised or torn. If it has been cut into, it&#8217;s bound to smart. Ask [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=90&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rebirth: Maternity Care Alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bluebirdmama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning to have your baby in the hospital? You might have to contend with some of the symptoms of an over-burdened healthcare system. Maternity wards can be over-crowded and under-staffed. Hospital stays are getting shorter. And if you happen to go into labour at the wrong time, you could be sent to another city’s hospital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=childbearingcanada.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9014451&amp;post=140&amp;subd=childbearingcanada&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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