<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[East Texas Birth Co]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home birth midwifery care offering full scope prenatal, postpartum, and birth services. ]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:15:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.etxbirthco.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem With Birth E7: Postpartum Survival Kit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, welcome back to the problem with birth. I'm your host Holly Clayburn and this week I want to answer a few postpartum...]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/the-problem-with-birth-e7-postpartum-survival-kit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e685eb94ee7500017d86cf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 04:56:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem With Birth E6: Mom Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the transcribed version of episode 6 of the podcast The Problem With Birth. 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This script is intended so that even those who are hearing...]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/the-problem-with-birth-e2-modesty-in-birth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e2a5168eb77ff0017983b0b</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:26:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52e61b_2ca6631486e343db9bd36d5b709de303~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem With Birth: E1 Anxiety &#38; Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the script for episode one of our podcast; The Problem With Birth.]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/the-problem-with-birth-e1-anxiety-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1fd8489b27980017a60888</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:18:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52e61b_2ca6631486e343db9bd36d5b709de303~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you absolutely want your placenta encapsulated in YOUR home. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from safety factors, another reason that I only encapsulate in client's homes is how personal it makes the service.]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/why-you-absolutely-want-your-placenta-encapsulated-in-your-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e161af0698b1f0017f34dcc</guid><category><![CDATA[Placenta Encapsulation ]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52e61b_ac8cf1bf15bc452781c6a621c2e8173d~mv2_d_3024_3700_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things NOT to say to your pregnant friend.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends, family, and even perfect strangers feel compelled to comment on your size, your skin, your parenting choices, your birth choices, a]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/things-not-to-say-to-your-pregnant-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1399d3e776120017d065fb</guid><category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:12:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_42636a6462794b57717577~mv2_d_4820_3084_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why hire a doula when I have a husband?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husband. Wife. Partner. Mother. Friend. Fill in the blank for that sentence and it's a question that a lot of people have. 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This time of year I always get...]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/2017/06/25/the-mother-he-made-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d9a4d05e9917b0017aaa0e7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52e61b_75bf4f02b22c48a59120e23921e2282f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How being a parent is exactly like living in a constant frat party.]]></title><description><![CDATA[*Not my image. It is from National Lampoon's Animal House Kids are messy, that's just a fact of life. 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I have compiled a list of...]]></description><link>https://www.etxbirthco.com/post/2017/03/04/your-handy-dandy-hospital-bag</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d9a4d053dd3020017c380de</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2017 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74bf784c6b9a40839e119c87520b7196.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Clayburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARC - The Heartbreak Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'm going to talk about something personal, and not birth related. Suicide. 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