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PublisherHarvard Common Press

ISBN-101558329102

ISBN-139781558329102

eBay Product ID (ePID)240002514

Product Key Features

Number of Pages440 Pages

LanguageEnglish

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

SubjectWomen's Health, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Parenting / Motherhood, Gynecology & Obstetrics

Publication Year2018

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorPenny Simkin

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight26.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2019-304005

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsThe quintessential guide for anyone having a baby or helping a woman through childbirth. An irreplaceable resource.

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisThe Birth Partner is an accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labour and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators. Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, new mothers partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from their 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 labour and birth, and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on: Preparing for labour and knowing when it has begun -Normal labour and how to help the woman every step of the way - Epidurals and other medications for labour -Pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up labour - Non-drug techniques for easing labour 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., The Birth Partner is an 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., Ever since its first edition, mates, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on The Birth Partner as they care for the mother from the last weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in this fifth edition, with the latest medical information and with new sections on such topics as the pros and cons of cell-phone apps during labor, relaxation and pain relief measures, and postpartum recovery, this book remains the definitive guide for helping a woman through (childbirth and for having at hand during the event. It covers: Paring for labor and knowing when it has begun, Normal labor and how to help every step of the way, Non-drug and drug techniques for easing labor pain, Cesarean birth and complications that might require it, Breastfeeding, bonding, and newborn care and much more. Book jacket., The Birth Partner is an accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labour and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators., Since the original publication of The Birth Partner , partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkin's 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.

LC Classification NumberRG525