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

Birth Partner, Sixth Revised Edition

A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions

By: Penny Simkin, Melissa Cheyney

Paperback | 3 December 2024 | Edition Number 6

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The Birth Partner, Sixth Revised Edition is an up-to-date, accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labor and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators.

For this fully revised sixth edition of this perennial bestseller, birthing expert and practicing midwife Melissa Cheyney, PhD, joins Penny for a better-than-ever, completely up-to-date new book.

Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, more than a million people-from spouses, partners, relatives, and friends to doulas, nurses, midwives, and childbirth educators-have relied on Penny Simkin's clear, concise, authoritative, and warm-hearted guidance as they care for the new mother from her last trimester through the early postpartum period. 

Including extensive updates on medical knowledge and practices, on changes in hospital and home-birth protocols, and on the role of parents' cultural backgrounds in shaping an ideal and satisfying birth plan, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth and is the essential manual to have at hand during the event. Find thorough information on:Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begunNormal labor and how to help the mother every step of the wayEpidurals and other medications for laborPitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up laborNon-drug techniques for easing labor painCesarean birth and complications that may require itBreastfeeding and newborn careand much more
For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.

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