Birth Words: Language For a Better Birth
By Sara Pixton
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Episodes: 88
Description
Birth worker Sara Pixton draws on her backgrounds in applied linguistics and social work to explore the power of words during the childbearing season and how we can all come together to better care for and honor those who give birth.
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Rebroadcast of Spring: Reconceptualizing Due Dates
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Advocacy: Reframing a Hot Button Birth Issue as Educating, Empowering, and Amplifying
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Amazing: A Pandemic Birth Story with Ella Mink
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Stories: Powerful Tools for Social Change
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Unethical: How Ethics Fade from View in the Birth Space
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Rebirth: Birth Words is Back for Season 2... With a Twist!
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Narratives: What to Do When Someone Starts Telling a Birth "Horror Story"
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Necessary: Talking About Pelvic Floor Health with Dr. Betty DeLass, DPT
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Bonding: The Benefits of Talking to Your Baby in Utero!
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May 17, 2021 |
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Magical: A Conversation with Women's Health Coach Meredith Ashton Cohen About the Menstrual Cycle
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May 03, 2021 |
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Roots: Rebroadcast of Birth Words, Episode 1
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Communication: Changing the Way You Speak to Fit Your Circumstances
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Teacher: Learning Life's Lessons During an 80-Hour Labor, with Michelle Knight
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Spring: Reconceptualizing Due Dates
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Workshop: A Sneak Peek into the Birth Words In-Depth Workshop for Birthworkers
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Unknown: An Interview with Birthing from Within Trainer Nikki Shaheed
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Respect: Honorifics and the Circle of Support
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Intricate: Kayte Gardner Tells Her Birth Stories
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Conduit: Communication Isn't a Matter of Boxing Up Meaning
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Exalted: A Conversation with Alisa Crawshaw about the Noble Work of Parenthood
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Assumptions IIII: Figured Worlds and Birth IIII
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Cool: My Husband's Perspective on Birth
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Assumptions III: Figured Worlds and Birth III
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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History: A Discussion with Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich About Her Book, A Midwife's Tale
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Assumptions II: Figured Worlds and Birth II
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Choice II: A Conversation with My Mom, Vicki Collet, About Thoughtful Language Choices
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Assumptions: Figured Worlds and Birth
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Partnership: Talking About Partners and Communication with Childbirth Educator, Yogini, and Doula Alleah Erica Clarke
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Honor: A Critical Look at Caregiver-Client Conversation
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Miscarriage II: Lara Freidenfelds and 'The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy'
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Miscarriage II: Lara Freidenfelds and 'The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy'
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Empowering: Choosing Our Language to Honor Life-Giving Agents
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Empowered: LMT Kristy Burtenshaw Discusses Fascial Release, Birth, and the Power of Our Words
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Announcement
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Intentional: Choosing our Birth Language for Positive Change
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Inception: You Can't Unsee An Empowered Birth
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Reflective: Consider the Influences on and of Your Words
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Special Episode 1 | Competency (Rebroadcast) | Cultural Humility and Diversity: A Conversation with Dr. Sayida Peprah
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Intuitive: Two Hypno-Home Birth Stories
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Silence II: Black Lives Matter
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Hope & Choice: Birth Moms Stacey and Chanel Discuss the Language of Adoption
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May 25, 2020 |
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Silence: Communication Beyond Language
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May 18, 2020 |
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Empowerment II: Dr. Michelle Coats Discusses Whole-Person Pregnancy Care
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May 11, 2020 |
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Metaphor: What Underlies the Way You Speak About Birth?
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May 04, 2020 |
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Transformative: A Conversation About Words and Physiology with Birthful's Adriana Lozada
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Agentive II: Affirmations for Giving Birth in the Time of COVID-19
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Hopeful: A Conversation with Kerry Tuschoff, Hypnobabies Founder and Director
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Agentive: Giving Birth in the Time of COVID-19
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Self-Love: A Birth Photographer's Perspective On Body Positivity with Lindsey Rivera
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Pregnancy: "Expecting," "With Child," and Other Colloquialisms
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Validate: A Comparison of Two Birth Stories with Renee Basham
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Rebroadcast: Discourse: Ways of Speaking and Ways of Being in Birth
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Failure? Let's Eradicate the Word from Our Birth Vocabulary
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Rebroadcast: An Overview of Linguistics
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Love: A Conversation with Mother Katherine Grande
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Analysis: A Discourse Analysis of "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Impactful: A Conversation About Trauma-Informed Care with Therapist Sarah Adelmann
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Romance: How to Say 'Give Birth' in Three Romance Languages
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Sacred: A Conversation About Birth and Motherhood with Mother Jenessa Berg
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Serving: Reflections on Rachel Remen's Essay, "Helping, Fixing, or Serving?"
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Competency: Understanding and Interacting in Varied Cultural Settings
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Decomposition: A Close Look at the Lexical Features of Some Birth Words
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Infertility III: A Conversation with Natasha Marchand of Bebo Mia
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Life-Changing: Interview with Dunstan Baby Language Educator Kelly Buck
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Deliver: An Etymological History of Giving Birth
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Pain: A Necessary Part of Birth?
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Infertility II: A Social and Historical Perspective with Margaret Quinlan
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Collaboration: Birth Geeks and Birth Words Unite! with Hillary Melchiors
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Consent: A Progression of Decision-Making in Birth
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Photography: An Interview with Birth Photographer Sarah Roberts of Yellow Kite Lifestyle Photography
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Power: A Conversation with Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth about Power Dynamics in Birth
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Complexities II: A Close Look Conflicting Beliefs Reflected in Communication During Birth
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Choice: A Story about Emergency C-Section
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Affirmations: A Linguistic Perspective
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Healing: A Postpartum Journey
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Empowerment: A Chat with Bilingual Doula Carla Belliard
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Imagery: A Powerful Semiotic System
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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VBAC: Interview with Julie and Meagan of The VBAC Link
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Amazing: Birth Stories of Positive Partner Support
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Complexities: Communication During Childbirth
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Miscarriage: An Autoethnographic Perspective
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Infertility: A Matter of Identity
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Transformational: A Birth Story
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Genesis: An Unmedicated VBAC Story
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Discourse: Ways of Speaking and Ways of Being in Birth
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Emergency: A Cesarean Twin Birth Story
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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Linguistics: An Overview
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Emergence: The Birth of a Podcast
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Jun 30, 2019 |