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Kacie Mutscheller is a freelance writer who lives in San Diego. She is studying to become a CNM and also volunteers with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center Heart and Hands Doula Program (www.sandiegodoulas.org). To read more of her village stories, visit her blog at www.mashelper-kacie.blogspot.com.
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