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	<itunes:summary>Hear no nonsense talk about homebirth, natural parenting and natural living.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is Fear the New &#8220;Normal&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normal. What does that mean anymore? normal (nôrˈməl) adj. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one&#8217;s normal weight; normal diplomatic relations. adj. Biology Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies. (http://www.wordnik.com/words/normal) The status quo-AND/OR-&#8220;biology functioning in a natural way&#8221;. [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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		<title>What Makes Birth &#8220;Safe&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes birth &#8220;safe&#8221;? The answer to this depends on so many things&#8230;who is answering, what their beliefs may be and how they see the world. It&#8217;s that controversial; and the answers to this question have created fear in some women, empowerment in others. It is the question that has led to the licensing of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Women Who Care About Their Birthing Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December, 2012 To the Assistant to the Attorney General of Arizona Director of the Arizona Dept. of Health Arizona Office of Special License-Midwife Licensing And to all the women that are concerned about their birthing options&#8230;. Two years ago, I served a wonderful, passionate, loving woman whose dream it was to birth at home after [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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<li><a href='http://www.indiebirth.com/radical-prenatal-care-for-undisturbed-birth/' rel='bookmark' title='&#8220;Radical&#8221; Prenatal Care for Undisturbed Birth'>&#8220;Radical&#8221; Prenatal Care for Undisturbed Birth</a></li>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Mess With Motherbaby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motherbaby. The sacred duo that is not to be interrupted; but often we see or hear about tons of things coming between them. &#8220;Delayed&#8221; cord clamping at half an hour after birth, the hands of the midwife or student on that precious babe, wrapping the baby in blankets or putting a hat on the baby, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breech!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is written in honor of the upcoming Heads Up Breech Birth Conference scheduled for November 9-11, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Anyone can attend, so feel free to pass this on to your midwife or doctor so that we can keep the skills of breech vaginal birth alive! 10 years ago, the Midwest. I [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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		<title>Being Told to Push in Labor? Think Again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caldeyro-Barcia’s (1979) studies showed what most midwives practice or believe intuitively; that coached pushing and prolonged breath holding by the woman during the pushing stage of labor is dangerous to the baby. He showed that this type of pushing caused placental perfusion issues (not enough blood flowing between baby and placenta) and resulted in fetal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Questions You MUST Ask Before Hiring Your Midwife</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been attending births on my own for several years now. Every time I meet with a woman interested in midwifery or home birth, I realize how much I have grown and changed AND also how much I have to learn. I&#8217;ll never stop studying, researching, etc., but what these consultations make me realize is [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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		<title>Midwives: Hold the Space and Nothing More</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a midwife. I am a mother. I am the one who stands between the veil. And I am the combination of many, and more, at any given time. In my workings as a midwife..healer..witch..shaman..mother..sister. I combine. I am all of these things. I serve women who choose to birth at home; both with [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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		<title>&#8220;Radical&#8221; Prenatal Care for Undisturbed Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amazing Sarah Buckley is on my mind a lot lately. She&#8217;s not the only one to talk about &#8220;undisturbed birth&#8221;, but she&#8217;s certainly one of the most thorough and engaging to speak on the subject. &#8220;Undisturbed birth&#8221;, &#8220;physiological birth&#8221;, &#8220;birth left alone&#8221;; those are just a few formal ways of describing what our bodies [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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		<title>The Freebirth of True</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryn Leister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love writing my birth stories. At less than 24 hours post birth I am starting this one, because I don&#8217;t want to forget one second of how it all went. I sit here with this precious angel next to me, and I can&#8217;t stop reflecting on how he chose to come into this world. [...]<div class="relatedp">>Related Articles:<ol>
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