Birth Partner 5th Edition Birth Partner 5th Edition

Birth Partner 5th Edition

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

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Publisher Description

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 begunNormal labor and how to help the woman 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.

  • GENRE
    Parenting
    RELEASED
    2018
    October 9
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    448
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Harvard Common Press
    SELLER
    Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
    SIZE
    6.3
    MB

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    Birth Partner - Revised 3rd Edition Birth Partner - Revised 3rd Edition
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    The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner
    2019
    The Birth Partner, 6th Revised Edition The Birth Partner, 6th Revised Edition
    2024

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