The Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions

Name: The Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions
Brand: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
SKU: 9781558329102
Price: 18.91 EUR
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By (author): Penny Simkin

Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkins guidance in caring for the new mother, from her last trimester through the early postpartum period.

Now fully revised in its fifth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. The Birth Partner 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
Pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up 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.

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Product Details

Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2018
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781558329102

About Penny Simkin

Penny Simkin PT is a physical therapist childbirth educator doula and birth counselor. She is nationally recognized as a premier authority on childbirth having helped 9000 expecting women and birth partners in childbirth and attended hundreds of couples though the birth process. Simkin is a prolific author and serves on more than 10 different consultant and editorial boards including the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care The International Childbirth Education Association and The Seattle Midwifery School where she also provides training for doulas and lectures to students. She has written myriad books journal and magazine articles. Simkin is also co-founder of DONA International (formerly Doulas of North America) and The Pacific Association for Labor Support. In addition to providing childbirth education birth counseling and labor support Simkin travels extensively throughout the country lecturing and presenting at conferences and workshops. For more information please visit Simkins website at pennysimkin.com.