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Remember walking into your first job as a new midwife? If you’re anything like me, you felt very excited but intimidat...</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.midwife.org/Building-Relationships-My-First-ACNM-Lobby-Day</link><guid>http://www.midwife.org/Building-Relationships-My-First-ACNM-Lobby-Day</guid></item><item><title>Maternal Health Organizations Announce New Coalition</title><description></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.midwife.org/Maternal-Health-Organizations-Announce-New-Coalition</link><guid>http://www.midwife.org/Maternal-Health-Organizations-Announce-New-Coalition</guid></item><item><title>Midwives-PAC Seeks Two New Board Members</title><description></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:56:47 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=599</link><guid>http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=599</guid></item><item><title>Midwives-PAC and the Midwives Government Affairs Committee (GAC) Seek Student Liaisons</title><description></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:52:04 GMT</pubDate><link>http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=598</link><guid>http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=598</guid></item><item><title>Breast pumps are now tax-deductible medical expenses under a ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service.</title><description></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:53:38 GMT</pubDate><link>http://money.msn.com/taxes/news.aspx?feed=AP&amp;date=20110210&amp;id=12981235</link><guid>http://money.msn.com/taxes/news.aspx?feed=AP&amp;date=20110210&amp;id=12981235</guid></item></channel></rss>
