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		<title>Molecules of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentle birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal sensitivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxytocin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxytocin receptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preconception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin-to-skin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ It is possible to create receptivity to oxytocin during sensitive periods of life. A baby is particularly sensitive to neural development during pregnancy, before and after birth and in early childhood. By increasing loving social interactions we prime our babies and children to behave in loving and co-operative ways.]]></description>
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		<title>The Biology of Spiritual Birth Workshop Feedback 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth Workshops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anatomy and physiology of birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imprinting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polyvagal Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Biology of Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Biology of Birth workshop at Genesis Clinic on the 6th May 2012 was well attended by wonderful women.]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Relief in Labour and Paula Walker</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/paula-walker-and-pain-relief-in-labour</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anatomy and physiology of birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparation for Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin-to-skin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pain relief medication interferes with the neuro-endocrine systems of mother and baby during labour and birth. While the short term impacts may be negligable, no research has yet been undertaken on the long term effects.]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Birth Workshop May 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/natural-birth-workshop-may-2012</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/natural-birth-workshop-may-2012#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth Workshops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth Workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual birth and parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I will be holding a Natural Birth Preparation Workshop at my cottage in Scarborough from 10am – 5pm on Sunday the 20th of May 2012. Due to the intimate (and beautiful) location of this workshop, I am regrettably only able to host six couples at a time, but if I receive an overwhelming amount of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Talk of the Kraal: The Travelling Midwife</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-talk-of-the-kraal-the-travelling-midwife</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-talk-of-the-kraal-the-travelling-midwife#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelling Midwife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breastfeeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentle birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kwazulunatal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Odent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparation for Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin-to-skin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thokozile, a Zulu maiden from Kwazulunatal gave birth last week in the most physiological spontaneous way, that I have no doubt Michel Odent would approve.]]></description>
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		<title>The First Contact</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-first-contact</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-first-contact#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kangaroo Mother Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fathers and newborns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother-infant attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newborn baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self latching behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin to skin contact]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first contact a newborn baby has is usually with the midwife or obstetrician, as she catches the baby and &#8216;hands&#8221; the newborn to the mother or places the baby on her abdomen or chest. While this may sometimes be necessary, the symbol is clear: we deliver the mother of her trials and &#8216;give&#8217; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biology of Spiritual Birth Workshop &#8211; May 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/biology-of-spiritual-birth-workshop-may-2012</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/biology-of-spiritual-birth-workshop-may-2012#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marianne Littlejohn will be presenting her workshop, &#8220;The Biology of Spiritual Birth&#8221; in Johannesburg on Sunday the 6th of May 2012, to be held at Genesis Clinic in Saxonwold, Johannesburg. This full-day workshop examines the neurological foundations of pregnancy and birth. Of particular importance is how early trauma affects the birth process and the workshop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fathers at Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/fathers-at-birth</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/fathers-at-birth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aware Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentle birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fathers at birth are a regular occurrence in our western world and their presence is encouraged. But preparation is needed for them to gain the full benefit of the unfolding process of changing from a couple to becoming a family. Being with their partners at birth is a profoundly moving event for fathers.]]></description>
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		<title>The Travelling Midwife: Tale of Two Cities</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-travelling-midwife-tale-of-two-cities</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-travelling-midwife-tale-of-two-cities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelling Midwife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicalized childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin-to-skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterbirth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I imagined how through the centuries, African people had been giving birth in their thatch roofed dwellings, now replaced by glistening tin roofs that do not insulate the home from the heat of the strong African sun. Almost akin to the hospitals and clinics where African women now give birth and that do not insulate them from the emotional and physical trauma of medicalized childbirth.]]></description>
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		<title>The Privilege of Midwifery</title>
		<link>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery</link>
		<comments>http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Littlejohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth in South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical back-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obstetrician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe midwifery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterbirth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The obstetricians at Vincent Pallotti hospital have decided to no longer provide a back-up service for my practice. Apart from the loss of the medical back-up as a professional midwife, the greater loss is to mothers and women who are not able to choose this private hospital for medical back-up when they have chosen me as a professional midwife.]]></description>
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