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	<title>Prenatal Yoga Center Blog</title>
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	<description>Deb's blog about the Prenatal Yoga Center, life as a Doula, and her own journey to motherhood</description>
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		<title>Newborn Procedures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are so many things to consider and learn about when preparing for your upcoming birth.  Newborn procedures may not be high on the list.  If that is the case for you, here is a brief run down of what you may expect after your little bundle of joy has made his or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/newborn-procedures/</link>
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		<title>Making a Hospital Birth More Like Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, an expectant mother asked me about changing care providers so that she could give birth in the Birth Center at St. Lukes/Roosevelt.  I gave her a list of midwives and OBs that practice in the Birth Center.  Unfortunately, she was already 27 weeks when she started to consider switching practices, and found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/making-a-hospital-birth-more-like-home/</link>
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		<title>Prenatal Yoga: What Poses Can I Do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After last night&#8217;s class, a new student asked me about some of the poses we had practiced.  She was confused that we did some twisting poses because she thought that twisting was off limits during pregnancy.  She also told me how good it felt to do a fair amount of standing poses.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/prenatal-yoga-what-poses-can-i-do/</link>
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		<title>Change Is Not Something We Should Fear.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today B.K.S Iyengar turns 93.  For those that are unfamiliar with this remarkable man, he is the founder of the yoga style Iyengar yoga.  I have been a practitioner of Iyengar yoga for about 7 years. This style, more than any so far, has influenced my teaching, taught me how to be present [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/change-is-not-something-we-should-fear/</link>
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		<title>Trying to Avoid A Cesarean Birth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization recommends that the cesarean section rate should range between 5-10% for a healthy outcome for both mother and baby. So why is the national rate hovering over 30%, and what can be done to help lower this sky rocketing epidemic?   
There are a variety of ways a woman can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/trying-to-avoid-a-cesarean-birth/</link>
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		<title>When You Can&#8217;t Have The Birth You Want</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many women, the birth of their baby is not unlike getting married.  It is an experience that may have envisioned and planned in a certain way for quite a while.  What happens when that vision cannot be met?  It can create disappointment, envy and an overall unsettled feeling.  
Recently one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/when-you-cant-have-the-birth-you-want/</link>
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		<title>Eating Chocolate During Pregnancy Can Be Beneficial!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere nestled comfortably in my nausea-free second trimester I came across a couple of articles that discussed the positive effects of dark chocolate for pregnant mothers.  This was a very delightful moment since I am a self proclaimed &#8220;chocoholic&#8221; and now felt rightfully justified in my wicked indulgence.
The first article talked about a study [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/eating-chocolate-during-pregnancy-can-be-beneficial/</link>
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		<title>Episiotomy or Natural Tear?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are so many decisions to consider when approaching birth.  Where should you deliver?  With whom should you put your trust to give you care?  Which interventions do you feel comfortable with and which ones would you like to avoid?  While sorting through all these options, it can be easy to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/episiotomy-or-natural-tear/</link>
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		<title>Find Your Advocate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a reason for the old saying, &#8220;It takes a village!&#8221; And in the days of my grandmother and mother, there was actually a village present to help with child rearing and birth.  In the case of my mother, it wasn&#8217;t the &#8220;old country&#8221; my grandmother came from, but the yentas of Brighton [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/find-your-advocate/</link>
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		<title>Postpartum Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, I was speaking with a friend about her experience right after her babies were born.  She confided in me that she suffered from postpartum depression and started to tell me her story.  I asked her if she would be willing to share what she endured so that other women can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/postpartum-depression/</link>
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		<title>The Pelvic Floor, Prolapse and Pregnancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is quite ironic that I started this blog prior to the labor and delivery of my son, and now I am in the midst of dealing (and healing!) with pelvic floor problems postpartum. I was originally drawn to this subject matter because so many students discretely approached me about pelvic floor issues.  Many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/the-pelvic-floor-prolapse-and-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>My (42 hour labor) Birth Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am a very good example that prenatal yoga will not necessarily guarantee you a shorter labor, but can offer you tools to get through whatever your labor turns out to be.  I could not have gotten through my labor without the support of all I have learned about myself through my years of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/my-42-hour-labor-birth-story/</link>
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		<title>Breastfeeding: Getting the Support You Need</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After teaching a postnatal class two weeks ago, a few of the mothers and I began talking about breastfeeding, and the support one may need during that period.  One mother, Dina, who was bottle feeding, shared her story about why she was no longer breastfeeding. 
&#8220;About half my friends did not breastfeed so when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/breastfeeding-getting-the-support-you-need/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for Postpartum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I stumbled across an interesting article from The Journal of Perinatal Education titled &#8220;New Study Finds First-time Mothers Could Benefit from Postpartum Preparation&#8221; The article explains, first-time mothers want more information about how a newborn will impact their lives. Thirty-five percent did not feel prepared for the physical experience following birth and 20% did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/preparing-for-postpartum/</link>
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		<title>Surrendering to Pregnancy, Labor and Motherhood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stretch marks: much to my dismay and efforts, they have invaded my belly region.  For months I have been slathering on creams and lotions that promised to help prevent stretch marks and then one morning - last Thursday to be exact - I woke up with my belly feeling rather itchy, looked in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/surrendering-to-pregnancy-labor-and-motherhood/</link>
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		<title>Interviewing Pediatricians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon my husband and I are going to visit and interview a potential pediatrician.  At first, I was a confused and overwhelmed about what kind of questions to ask.  After a little thought and some help from my &#8220;Mom-friends&#8221;, I complied a pretty thorough list.  So for those out there that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/interviewing-pediatricians/</link>
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		<title>Childbirth Education Classes  Why? When?  Where?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am probably a bit biased about the importance of taking a childbirth education class given I am a certified Lamaze teacher.  Given that, I am always surprised when a student asks me if this is something she and her partner really need to invest time and money in to.  I try to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/childbirth-education-classes-why-when-where/</link>
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		<title>Over Exhaustion During Pregnancy: What to do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel very fortunate that I have a fair amount of control over my work schedule (just one of the perks of owning my own business!).  I have decided that at 37 weeks pregnant I will slow my schedule down and stop teaching my regularly scheduled prenatal and postnatal classes.  This has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/over-exhaustion-during-pregnancy-what-to-do/</link>
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		<title>Is Pregnancy Public Domain?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, it seems that my pregnancy has become public domain for all to comment on, and even reach out and touch!  It is probably a combination of hitting the 3rd trimester growth spurt and no longer donning a heavier jacket, revealing my blossoming belly.  I have heard students complaining [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/is-pregnancy-public-domain/</link>
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		<title>The Lost Art of Touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About three and a half years ago, I traveled Summertown, Tennessee to study at the renowned midwifery center, The Farm.  The Farm Midwifery Center offers an in depth Midwifery Assistant course to those interested in deepening their knowledge of childbirth education and midwifery practice, and I couldn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to go. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/the-lost-art-of-touch/</link>
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