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	<title>Tree of Life Midwifery &#187; childbirth</title>
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	<description>Betsy Melancon, Certified Professional Midwife: Helping People Out</description>
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		<title>Reading List</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of my favorites. I&#8217;ll be adding new book reviews in the future so check back soon. Pregnancy and Childbirth * Ina May&#8217;s Guide to Childbirth Ina May Gaskin. 2003. * Special Delivery Rahima Baldwin. 1991. * Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic &#038; Birth Suzanne Arms. 1994. * Transformation Through Birth Claudia Panuthos. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ina May&#8217;s Guide to Childbirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Melancon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ina May Gaskin is sometimes called the Grandmother of modern midwifery. Her book, Spiritual Midwifery, was the authority for aspiring midwives in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The book is divided into two sections; birth stories and information for practitioners. Thirty years later, her new guide is set up the same way but now includes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwifery Model of Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2004 23:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Melancon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth are normal life events, not medical conditions. A woman&#8217;s body is perfectly designed to give birth. This process works best when interference is kept to a minimum. It is our cultural conditioning, fear, poor health habits and intervention in normal birth that make birth difficult often requiring more intervention, including surgery. Perfect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Home Birth Safe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2003 17:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Melancon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Is home birth safe? A: When people ask this question, they are usually asking, &#8220;Can having a baby at home be as safe as having a baby in a hospital?&#8221; The answer is yes, even more so. Study after study has shown that midwife-assisted births have a lower mortality rate than physician-assisted births in [...]]]></description>
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