Birth Partner (Fifth Edition)

Penny Simkin

Birth Partner (Fifth Edition)
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Harvard Common Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Published
26 September 2018
Pages
440
ISBN
9781558329102

Birth Partner (Fifth Edition)

Penny Simkin

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.

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