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	<title>Conversations for a Better World &#187; Motherhood &amp; Human Rights</title>
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		<title>Finally some good news for pregnant women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/finally-some-good-news-for-pregnant-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/finally-some-good-news-for-pregnant-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katja Iversen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Development Goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Population Fund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This will be a day to remember. If you haven’t already read the report Trends in Maternal Mortality, I encourage you to do so. According to this new report, maternal deaths worldwide drop by third. ]]></description>
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		<title>Submit a question to the United Nations&#8217; upcoming TV-debate</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/submit-a-question-to-the-united-nations-upcoming-tv-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/submit-a-question-to-the-united-nations-upcoming-tv-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Del Sol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Submit a question and you might hear it answered by experts at an upcoming United Nations TV debate.]]></description>
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		<title>What open data means to marginalized communities</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/what-open-data-means-to-marginalized-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/what-open-data-means-to-marginalized-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 21:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change and Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came to Nairobi on a hunch. The hunch was that a small digital mapping experiment taking place in the Kibera slum would matter deeply, both for Kiberans who want to improve their community, and for practitioners keen to use technology to bring the voiceless into a conversation about how resources are allocated on their behalf. So far I haven't been disappointed.]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing trend of U.S. mothers dying during pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/increasing-trend-of-u-s-mothers-dying-during-pregnancy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/increasing-trend-of-u-s-mothers-dying-during-pregnancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Friedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality united states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it's important to reduce maternal mortality worldwide, let's not forget to address the needs of mothers in the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Honoring mothers worldwide</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/honoring-mothers-worldwide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/honoring-mothers-worldwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 17:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Frist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Development Goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Mother's Day, Americans recognize the amazing women whose dedication has shaped our families and lives. But let's not forget to honor mothers worldwide. ]]></description>
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		<title>It affects us all: Maternal healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/it-affects-us-all-maternal-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/it-affects-us-all-maternal-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marysia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though many politicians in the U.S. believe that maternal healthcare is unnecessary, maternal healthcare should be universal and guaranteed for every woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Technology to aid women in labor</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/02/technology-to-aid-women-in-labor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/02/technology-to-aid-women-in-labor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Bangser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new technological platform called Ushahidi could be used to help women in labor experiencing complications all over the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Do men belong in the maternal health movement?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/do-men-belong-in-the-maternal-health-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/do-men-belong-in-the-maternal-health-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Bangser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though many mistakenly believe maternal health to only be an issue pertaining to women, it's an issue that society as a whole needs to address. ]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore: Mothering the mother</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/singapore-mothering-the-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/singapore-mothering-the-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Chandranayagam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenage mother]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A teenaged mother in Singapore discusses her decision to see her pregnancy through. The one person who helped her through the experience? Her mother. Watch on!]]></description>
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		<title>3 art videos that make you think</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/artvideos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/artvideos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa Ruffino</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Conference on Population and Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Art and policy joined forces as the Art Center College of Design launched a campaign  to spread awareness. ]]></description>
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		<title>Video response: The High maternal mortality rate in Nepal</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/video-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/video-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhumika Ghimire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortality rate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this video I talk about Nepal's high maternal mortality rate. Unless the Nepalese Government and the people decides that maternal mortality is an issues of national importance and priority, the rates will remain high]]></description>
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		<title>Gender inequality: The basic issue</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/gender-inequality-the-basic-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/gender-inequality-the-basic-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender inequality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Millennium Development Goals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything we talk about, maternal mortality, the breaking of promises such as those made at Cairo in 1994, the lack of family planning personnel and commodities, the feminization of AIDS, the ubiquitous nature of gender based violence, all this and more has to do with the basic issue of gender inequality.]]></description>
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		<title>Helping unwed mothers in Morocco through entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/helping-unwed-mothers-in-morocco-through-entrepreneurship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/helping-unwed-mothers-in-morocco-through-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian C. York</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[68-year-old Aicha Ech Chenna has just been awarded the world's largest faith-based prize for entrepreneurship, the Opus Prize. She has formed a social work practice with the sole purpose of helping unwed mothers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Laboring in poverty: A global problem caught on film</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/laboring-in-poverty-a-global-problem-caught-on-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/laboring-in-poverty-a-global-problem-caught-on-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Russell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poor women in developing countries and their babies are dying in childbirth because of something as basic as a lack of money and resources. A filmmaker captures one Nigerian woman's story as she gives birth.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian women denied maternal health care</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/indian-women-denied-maternal-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/indian-women-denied-maternal-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhumika Ghimire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caste system in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of all odds against them, India's lower caste women are now organizing and standing up for their rights to maternal healthcare. ]]></description>
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		<title>Peru: A national conversation on abortion and women&#8217;s rights</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/peru-a-national-conversation-on-abortion-and-womens-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/peru-a-national-conversation-on-abortion-and-womens-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Arellano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Peru, a new bill related to women's health and pregnancy has sparked a national conversation.]]></description>
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		<title>Videos on how maternal mortality affects communities</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/videos-on-how-maternal-mortality-affects-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/videos-on-how-maternal-mortality-affects-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth or due to complications after delivery, it affects not only the family, but also the whole community. These videos, by different human rights organizations, go beyond statistics to tell us the stories of women and their families as they struggle to understand why it is that so many women are dying during childbirth and what needs to be done to stop this.]]></description>
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		<title>Birth and death: Time to unleash the power of women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/birth-and-death-pressing-world-leaders-to-match-rhetoric-with-actions-to-unleash-the-power-of-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/birth-and-death-pressing-world-leaders-to-match-rhetoric-with-actions-to-unleash-the-power-of-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Shaver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the talk about women being pivotal to the health of families, nations, and the global community, in reality women face many hardships, particularly in terms of maternal health. Although great strides are being made, more still needs to be done to ensure that every woman has basic health rights.]]></description>
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		<title>Motherhood and human rights: A question that shouldn’t have to be asked</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/motherhood-and-human-rights-a-question-that-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-asked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/motherhood-and-human-rights-a-question-that-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-be-asked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Langer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maternal mortality is an all too common global problem. Thousands of women are dying everyday--how do we solve the problem?]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption: Let&#8217;s safeguard human rights for mothers</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/adoption-lets-safeguard-human-rights-for-mothers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/adoption-lets-safeguard-human-rights-for-mothers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women speak out from all sides of the issue: adoptees, natural mothers and adoptive mothers try to make sense of the legal, reproductive and human rights issues behind adoptions.]]></description>
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		<title>Young and positive: Bearing the brunt of maternal mortality</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/young-and-positive-bearing-the-brunt-of-maternal-mortality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/young-and-positive-bearing-the-brunt-of-maternal-mortality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Greer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cultural norms can be tragically detrimental to the health of girls, young women and women living with HIV. When girls and young women are denied the right to comprehensive sexuality education, they may be unaware of how to access and use contraception, including condoms.]]></description>
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		<title>Activism and motherhood in Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/activism-and-motherhood-in-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/activism-and-motherhood-in-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Chandranayagam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Humanitarian activist mothers in Asia are becoming icons for human rights causes worldwide. What does a woman sacrifice for the cause she fights for?]]></description>
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		<title>Fight for your right to maternal health</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/fight-for-your-right-to-maternal-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/fight-for-your-right-to-maternal-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Oberdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women's lives are considered less important. Why else would the world allow over 560,000 women to die in pregnancy and childbirth every year?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/fight-for-your-right-to-maternal-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maternal health: To see, think and act beyond skin</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/maternal-health-to-see-think-and-act-beyond-skin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/maternal-health-to-see-think-and-act-beyond-skin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chantal Gill'ard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To improve maternal health, we must see every woman first and foremost a woman. Not as an African woman, a lower caste Indian woman, a discriminated Roma woman, a struggling Arab woman, or a "Third World" woman.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/maternal-health-to-see-think-and-act-beyond-skin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How the recession has affected motherhood</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/how-the-recession-has-affected-motherhood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/how-the-recession-has-affected-motherhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Chandranayagam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the economies of world plummeted late last year, that “motherhood” would be a victim of the spiraling trend might not have been foremost in the minds of most. However, recent reports have indicated that mothers have ended up being as much a casualty of the recession as the stock markets.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>In labor and in chains: Pregnancy and prisons</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/in-labor-and-in-chains-pregnancy-and-prisons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/in-labor-and-in-chains-pregnancy-and-prisons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correctional facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newborns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pregnant women are still giving birth handcuffed and with their feet shackled. In some places, it is a struggle to ensure human rights for pregnant women. What have been some of the steps made to ensure that they are treated humanely and with respect to the life they carry?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The day abortion became illegal in the Dominican Republic</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/the-day-pregnancy-became-illegal-in-the-dominican-republic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/the-day-pregnancy-became-illegal-in-the-dominican-republic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rocio Diaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With influence from the Catholic Church, The Dominican Republic has made it illegal for women to terminate pregnancy. Bloggers discuss whether this is wise.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/the-day-pregnancy-became-illegal-in-the-dominican-republic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>More Cash ≠ More Babies?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/cashandbabies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/cashandbabies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Chandranayagam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it worth it to have a big family? Women from Singapore are debating the "Baby Bonus initiative", a government plan to raise declining birth rates. Yet, the initiative has not produced its desired results. Why?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are pregnant women expendable?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/are-pregnant-women-expendable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/are-pregnant-women-expendable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katja Iversen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women’s health and rights just don’t seem to count that much – whether within the family or within parliaments.  Had it been men, who were sacrificed in such numbers, investments would probably have happened a long time ago]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/are-pregnant-women-expendable/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Philippines: A pregnant woman&#8217;s right to study and work</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/philippines-a-pregnant-womans-right-to-study-and-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/philippines-a-pregnant-womans-right-to-study-and-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unwed mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If it goes against the religious mandates of a Catholic organization, can unwed pregnant females be fired from work or expelled from school? Bloggers in Philippines discuss this sensitive issue that goes against the rights pregnant women have.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/philippines-a-pregnant-womans-right-to-study-and-work/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why are pregnant women dying in Asia?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/why-are-pregnant-women-dying-in-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/why-are-pregnant-women-dying-in-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bhumika Ghimire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[281 Nepali women per 100,000 die during child birth. Most of the time because of preventable causes like excess bleeding and infection. Why are we letting this happen?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What I learned from teenage mothers in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/teenage-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/teenage-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do we avoid imposing our Western imperialists talk about “rights” on young women whose core beliefs diverge from ours?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/teenage-mother/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who should win the Guardian Achievements in International Development Award?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/who-should-win-the-guardian-achievements-in-international-development-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/who-should-win-the-guardian-achievements-in-international-development-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Oberdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's time to vote and decide who should win the Guardian Achievements in International Development Award. Who is your favorite candidate? My vote goes to Dr. Fred Sai. Here's why. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Investing in Women is MORE Important</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/07/why-investing-in-women-is-more-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/07/why-investing-in-women-is-more-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deni Robey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically when women make a little money they invest it in their families (up to 90% by some estimates). When coffers wealthy nations run dry, investment in women’s issue is usually one of the first things to go. That’s because everybody needs clean water but only women can die in childbirth (currently one every minute). [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the best use of $20 billion?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/07/whats-the-best-use-of-20-billion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/07/whats-the-best-use-of-20-billion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anika Rahman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In June the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, announced a $20 billion initiative to fund maternal and health survival programs. It sounds like a lot of money and then the sobering qualifier hit – it’s less than the U.S. bailout of any single large bank. I’m both delighted to have a Secretary General [...]]]></description>
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