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

About Melissa CheyneyPenny 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.Melissa Cheyney PhD is both a professor of clinical medical anthropology at Oregon State University and a practicing licensed midwife. She is a leading expert on the many ways parents cultural backgrounds affect their goals for and experience of birth. She has served on the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicines Birth Settings in America Study and the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Statistics Project. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and the mother of a daughter born at home.