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		<title>Birth News Round-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were so many interesting pieces to read during the past week related to birth and breastfeeding!  I am going to try to get in the habit of simply collecting noteworthy pieces and doing a round-up post of my favorites &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/birth-news-round-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Human Lactation as a new medical sub-specialty?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you see Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms? in today&#8217;s Time Magazine?  The article raises some important points in the many gaps of our healthcare system in relation to human lactation.  Providing a broader perspective on the often polarizing discussions about &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/human-lactation-as-a-new-medical-sub-specialty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[happy new year]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.birthliteracy.com/?p=1309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been away from this blog for far too long &#8211; a full month!  I can&#8217;t believe how quickly that can happen.  However, I look forward to picking up my posting schedule again, albeit at a slower, possibly more irregular pace.  I &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/an-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Practice change: push for vaginal breech birth in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ina May Gaskin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, you can read about an exciting possible policy change taking place in Australia.  Obstetricians will soon vote to support vaginal breech birth (as opposed to necessary Cesarean birth for breech babies).  As you may have read in &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/practice-change-push-for-vaginal-breech-birth-in-australia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New I am a Midwife Installment</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/new-i-am-a-midwife-installment/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-i-am-a-midwife-installment</link>
		<comments>http://www.birthliteracy.com/new-i-am-a-midwife-installment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I am a Midwife]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This new video from the I am a Midwife campaign focuses on the diverse communities that midwives serve.  Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution and Oxytocin</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/evolution-and-oxytocin/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=evolution-and-oxytocin</link>
		<comments>http://www.birthliteracy.com/evolution-and-oxytocin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Odent, MD on the evolution of oxytocin in birth: &#8220;It is pure evolution in action: when we do not use certain functions of our physiology, the &#8220;message&#8221; to our always-changing bodymind system &#8212; a message that becomes passed down &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/evolution-and-oxytocin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Moment of Ovulation on Camera</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/moment-of-ovulation-on-camera/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=moment-of-ovulation-on-camera</link>
		<comments>http://www.birthliteracy.com/moment-of-ovulation-on-camera/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[images]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time, a human egg was filmed as it emerged from the ovary during a routine surgery.  Fertile women release one or more eggs every month, but until now, only animal ovulation has been recorded in detail.  UK &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/moment-of-ovulation-on-camera/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Breastfeeding in Public and Luvs Diapers Ad Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/breastfeeding-in-public-and-luvs-diapers-ad-campaign/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=breastfeeding-in-public-and-luvs-diapers-ad-campaign</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.birthliteracy.com/?p=1280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am in no way promoting Luvs diapers here &#8211; in fact, I&#8217;ve never used Luvs at all.  However, I really like their new ad campaign, and think it&#8217;s worth a moment of our time.   I love how they took the &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/breastfeeding-in-public-and-luvs-diapers-ad-campaign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Markings</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/birth-markings/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=birth-markings</link>
		<comments>http://www.birthliteracy.com/birth-markings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmarkings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[documentary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this beautiful film, called Birth Markings.  It is a documentary, in which 12 women discuss the changes that pregnancy and birth caused in their bodies.  I love how the women talk about starting their new lives &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/birth-markings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy National Midwifery Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.birthliteracy.com/happy-national-midwifery-week/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=happy-national-midwifery-week</link>
		<comments>http://www.birthliteracy.com/happy-national-midwifery-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[guest post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alyson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national midwifery week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is written by my dear friend, prior labor and delivery nurse, and now my midwife, Alyson (as mentioned in my own birth stories here and here).  In honor of National Midwifery Week, she has shared great information on &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthliteracy.com/happy-national-midwifery-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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