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		<title>Expecting Success! A Positive Approach to Pregnancy and Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m excited to announce my new online class: Expecting Success! A Positive Approach to Pregnancy and Birth.  The 4 week (1 hour a week) class begins Sept. 4th at 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern).  For more information or to register for the class click here &#8211; http://www.entheos.com/academy/courses/Expecting-Success.  This will be a fun and interesting class.  Anyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cesarean facts from ICAN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one-third of all US babies are delivered via Cesarean section.  Here are some facts from the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) : When a cesarean is necessary, it can be a lifesaving technique for both for mother and infant Many indications for cesarean can and should be questioned In half of all cesarean births women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join me at the Trust Birth Conference April 13th-15th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited to be speaking once again at the Trust Birth Conference!  The conference is in Nashville, TN this year from April 13th through the 15th (there is also a pre-conference starting on April 11th; see website for details).  My talk is entitled &#8220;Unassisted Childbirth Stories and Vignettes.&#8221;  I&#8217;ll be sharing some of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unassisted Childbirth, Second Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second edition of my book, Unassisted Childbirth, is now available on Amazon and other online bookstores!  The new edition contains updated statistics, references to new articles, books and websites, new birth stories, a resource section, and a foreword by the wonderful Michel Odent, MD!]]></description>
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		<title>Radio show tonight &#8211; Unassisted Childbirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune in tonight (March 19th) at 9pm Central as I’m interviewed by Gena Kirby on the Progressive Parenting show. We’ll be talking about unassisted childbirth, orgasmic birth, and the upcoming Trust Birth Conference. After the show (at 10pm Central) I will be doing a half hour TV show on Vokle. One lucky TV viewer will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unassisted Childbirth on the Jenny Hatch Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I so enjoyed being on the Jenny Hatch Show last week with my friend Lynn Griesemer, author of Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love! In addition to speaking about unassisted childbirth, we also talked about the current state of birth, Ricki Lake&#8217;s film The Business of Being Born, and the updated version of my book, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unassisted Childbirth featured on Mothering magazine blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer and unassisted birther Jennifer Margulis posted a nice interview with me yesterday on her blog at Mothering magazine. Comments encouraged! Jennifer&#8217;s own wonderful unassisted birth story is posted here. She also spoke about the birth last year in interviews with both the Associated Press and MSNBC. Laura Shanley Bornfree! The Unassisted Childbirth Page http://unassistedchildbirth.com]]></description>
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		<title>Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth From the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve just received a copy of Randi Hutter Epstein’s new book Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth From the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank. I’ve been so busy I’ve only had a chance to skim the book briefly but it looks fascinating. I’m pleased to say that Randi devoted an entire chapter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Original Birth Attendants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve often heard midwives say that midwives were the original birth attendants or that midwifery is the world’s oldest profession (or second oldest profession, as the case may be). Some also claim that we know midwifery is “natural” because even animals have “midwives.” And while I certainly give midwives credit for helping women give birth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Unconvention and a new book about unassisted childbirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Shanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to announce that plans are in the works for an &#8220;UnConvention&#8221;! Featured speakers will include yours truly speaking about unassisted homebirth, Lee Stranahan speaking about unjobbing (earning a living without a job), and Sandra Dodd speaking about unschooling. Lee and Lauren Stranahan, the primary organizers, have put up a website and created an [...]]]></description>
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