The birth partner : a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and all other labor companions / Penny Simkin.
By: Simkin, Penny.
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : The Harvard Common Press, 2013Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781558328808 (pbk. acidfree paper).Subject(s): Pregnancy | Natural childbirth -- Coaching | Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications | Childbirth | HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth | Childbirth | Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications | Natural childbirth -- Coaching | Pregnancy | Labor, Obstetric | Doulas | Perinatal Care | Postnatal Care | Prenatal Care | Natural Childbirth | Parturition | Obstetric Labor ComplicationsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-382) and index.
Before the birth -- Labor and birth -- The medical side of childbirth -- After the birth.
"Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. This completely updated edition includes thorough information on: Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; Normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; Epidurals and other medications for labor; Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain; Cesarean birth and complications that may require it; Breastfeeding and newborn care; And much more. For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable"-- Provided by publisher.