Deschutes Public Library

The birth partner, a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and other labor companions, Penny Simkin, P.T., with Katie Rohs

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-427) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The birth partner

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Penny Simkin, P.T., with Katie Rohs

a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and other labor companions

"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."--Publisher description

How to use this book -- A note to doulas -- Before the birth. The last weeks of pregnancy -- Labor and birth. Getting into labor ; Moving through the stages of labor ; Comfort measures for labor ; Strategies for challenging variations in normal labor -- The medical side of childbirth. Tests, technologies, interventions, and procedures ; Complications in late pregnancy, labor, or afterward ; Medications for pain during labor ; Cesarean birth and vaginal birth after cesarean -- After the birth. The first days postpartum ; Getting started with feeding your baby -- Parting words