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	<description>Information for Parents Considering Cord Blood Banking</description>
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		<title>The wisdom of children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My daughter,  almost age four at the time of my second pregnancy, was smart and curious about my expanding belly. She asked a lot of questions.  I delighted in her intelligent questions and took pride in my thoughtful, age-appropriate responses.
 OK, I was a little smug.
 But all that changed one day at the farmers&#8217; market when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=644</link>
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		<title>Funny Pregnancy Stories &#8211; you can&#8217;t make this up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[:   Everybody does it; moves house, starts an extension, takes on some major stressful project as soon as they realise they need space for the new family member who’s arriving in (eek) five months. We did a fabulous loft conversion. A lovely new big bedroom and en-suite just for us, and our old bedroom for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=640</link>
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		<title>Smoking and SIDS &#8211; CDC finds a link</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oi.
We all know about the dangers of smoking and pregnancy, low birth rate, the impact of second-hand smoke; we even posted a link to a study on smoking and the use of psychiatric medications (see our May 13th post).
The Center for Disease Control just published another report regarding smoking mothers, low birth rate and infant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=636</link>
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		<title>Pregnancy and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Try not to laugh when you read this:
A recent study demonstrates that pregnancy may worsen or bring on symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in some women.  It connects this finding to the changes in reproductive hormones that occur during pregnancy.
We could be sarcastic and note, &#8220;Gee!  Ya think? I mean, the worry that comes along with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=633</link>
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		<title>Child Actress gets cord blood transplant to treat leukemia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Lion King&#8221; is a story and movie and Broadway play that touches on all the magical and powerful sentiments of life: joy, sorrow, fear, love&#8230;
Today we read in the New York Daily News that an adorable, vibrant and brave child actress, Shannon Tavarez, will undergo an umbilical cord blood transplant to treat her leukemia. The article shows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=651</link>
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		<title>Gestational Diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you&#8217;re interested in the details of the GD testing process, this video is a short and succinct explanation: Gestational Diabetes
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		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=631</link>
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		<title>Pregnancy and early signs of thyroid disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, we don&#8217;t really need anything else to worry about but if you&#8217;re interested, there is some correlation between placental separation during pregnancy (not a good thing) and the presence of particular antibodies that indicate early thyroid disease. Placental separation is, um, potentially fatal which is why we don&#8217;t want to dwell on it here, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=620</link>
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		<title>OBGYNs on caffeine and pregnancy &#8211; again.  Here&#8217;s the (good) news!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a revised position regarding caffeine during pregnancy.  Though many of us growled our way through a caffeine-free pregnancy in order to reduce risk of miscarriage or pre-term birth, ACOG now posits that there is no risk of such in moderate consumtion of caffeone, 200 miligrams of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=616</link>
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		<title>Moms talk about Braxton Hicks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Braxton HIcks are certainly a pain in the &#8230;&#8230;.. we found this discussion on www.parents.com which has some interesting information and practical comments from women who have these types of contractions. read more here 
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		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=611</link>
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		<title>Another pregnancy story that will make you laugh!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was 8 months pregnant, it was a beautiful summer day so I hopped in my husband&#8217;s dune buggy for a quick trip to the store. (at the time I thought I &#8220;hopped&#8221;- I think the reality was closer to a heave). When I parked, I suddenly realized I couldn&#8217;t get out. I tried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mazecordblood.com/blog/?p=601</link>
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