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

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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. See more
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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 was a physical therapist childbirth educator doula and birth counselor. She was nationally recognized as a premier authority on childbirth having helped 9000 expecting women and birth partners in childbirth and attended hundreds of couples through the birth process. Simkin was a prolific author and served 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 provided training for doulas and lectures to students. She wrote myriad books journal and magazine articles. Simkin was 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 traveled extensively throughout the country lecturing and presenting at conferences and workshops. For more information please visit Simkins website at pennysimkin.com.

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