Birth Partner

A thorough guide to the process of labor and to assisting the laboring woman; with extensive photos and illustrations.

by Penny Simkin

The Birth Partner is the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. Since the book's original publication in 1989, fathers-to-be, new mothers' friends and relatives, and professional doulas (labor assistants) alike have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period.

This fully revised and updated edition includes the latest information on: * Techniques and devices for easing labor pains; * Epidural anesthesia and other types of medication; * Test and treatments of the fetus and newborn; * Vaginal birth after cesarean; * And much more For the partner or therapist who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.

Praise for the first edition:
— Sheila Kitzinger, author of Rediscoverng Birth and The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth.

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS

Third Edition 2008, 398 Pages, soft cover bound, with illustrations