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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Simkin, Penny, 1938-     Subjects     Pregnancy.     Natural childbirth.     Natural childbirth -- Coaching.     Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications.     Childbirth.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Simkin, Penny, 1938-       by title:      The birth partner : ...       by call number:      618.2 S589b 2018     Search the Web     Simkin, Penny, 1938-     Pregnancy.     Natural childbirth.     Natural childbirth -- Coaching.     Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications.     Childbirth.       MARC Display

The birth partner : a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and all other labor companions / Penny Simkin, P.T., with Katie Rohs. by Simkin, Penny, 1938- Harvard Common Press, 2018. Call #: 618.2 S589b 2018 Subjects Pregnancy.   Natural childbirth.   Natural childbirth -- Coaching.   Labor (Obstetrics) -- Complications.   Childbirth. ISBN:  9781558329102 (pbk.) Edition:  5th ed. Description:  440 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-427) and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  "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. Other authors:  Rohs, Katie. Holds:  3   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 618.2 S589b 2018 Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 11, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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