The birth partner : a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and other labor companions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simkin, Penny, 1938- (Author), Rohs, Katie (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Beverly, MA, USA : Harvard Common Press, 2018.
Edition:Fifth edition. Completely revised and updated.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.