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	<description>The voice of the uninsured pregnant mom to be</description>
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		<title>Four Things that Are Going Wrong For Uninsured Pregnant Moms in the Middle</title>
		<link>http://www.advocate-aaron.com/aa/2009/06/12/four-things-that-are-going-wrong-for-uninsured-pregnant-moms-in-the-middle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have covered five things that are going right for Moms in the Middle, but there&#8217;s always two sides to every story.  Despite our best efforts, the current economic downturn has forced more pregnant mothers to face the world without health insurance.  It doesn&#8217;t seem like it is going to get any better anytime in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Need Pregnancy Discrimination Laws?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Advocate Aaron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pregnancy discrimination is a terrible thing, especially when hard-working women are punished in the workplace because they are pregnant.  That&#8217;s why we need pregnancy discrimination laws – or do we?
 
In a recent ABC News piece (http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Business/Story?id=7479662&#38;page=3), Carrie Lucas from the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum wonders if the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which makes it illegal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The $50,000 Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost of a newborn baby can be as much as $30,000 (http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090426/LIFE03/904260512/1079/LIFE). 
 
The cost of prenatal care and delivery can be anywhere from $10,000 to $60,000 and beyond.
 
The median household income in the United States is $50,000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States). 
 
If you have an uncomplicated pregnancy with a normal vaginal delivery, and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant Women and Newborns At Greatest Risk During Pandemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I postulated that our government is more concerned with the swine flu, which as of this writing has killed three people in the United States, than the prenatal care inaccessibility epidemic, which kills more than 6,000 babies in the United States each year.  Pregnant women and their babies are continually left to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maternity Healthcare is in Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.advocate-aaron.com/aa/2009/05/18/maternity-healthcare-is-in-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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