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The Birth Partner,
Sixth Revised Edition is an up-to-date, accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labor and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators.
List of contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
A Note about Doulas
PART ONE Before the Birth
The Last Weeks of Pregnancy
PART TWO Labor and Birth
Getting into Labor
3. Moving Through the Stages of Labor
4. Comfort Measures for Labor
5. Strategies for Challenging Variations in Normal Labor
PART THREE The Medical Side of Childbirth
6. Tests, Technologies, Interventions, and Procedures
7. Complications in Late Pregnancy, Labor, or Afterward
8. Medications for Pain during Labor
9. Cesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
PART FOUR After the Birth
10. The First Days Postpartum
11. Getting Started with Feeding Your Baby
Parting Words
Recommended Resources
Index
About the author
Penny Simkin, P.T., is a physical therapist, childbirth educator, doula, and birth counselor. She is nationally recognized as a premier authority on childbirth, having helped 9,000 expecting women and birth partners in childbirth and attended hundreds of couples though the birth process. Simkin is a prolific author and serves on more than ten different consultant and editorial boards, including the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, The International Childbirth Education Association, and The Seattle Midwifery School, where she also provides training for doulas and lectures for the students. She has written myriad books, journal and magazine articles. She is also co-founder of DONA International (formerly Doulas of North America) and The Pacific Association for Labor Support. In addition to providing childbirth education, birth counseling, and labor support, Simkin travels extensively throughout the country, lecturing and presenting at conferences and workshops. For more information, please visit Simkin’s website at pennysimkin.com
Summary
The Birth Partner, Sixth Revised Edition is an up-to-date, accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labor and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators.
