The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner - by Penny Simkin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>This is a shorter version of the classic bestseller <em>The Birth Partner, </em> ideal for time-pressed parents, partners, and birthing professionals. It is a convenient and easy-to-use book that provides facts on the fly during the ultra-busy period before, during, and after labor and birth. An added planner keeps your plans and to-dos in one place.</strong><br /> <br /> Generations of spouses and partners, as well as doulas, nurses, midwives, and other professionals, have relied on <strong>Penny Simkin's warm and wise guidance</strong> in caring for the new mother, from the <strong>last trimester through</strong> the <strong>early postpartum </strong>period. Her book <em>The Birth Partner</em> is the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and <em>The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner </em>is a more-concise version of that book. For those who have the original book, it adds a planner component, for hospital or at-home<strong> birth plans </strong>and for other <strong>essential to-dos</strong>. It is full of reliable and <strong>up-to-date information on</strong></p> <ul> <li>Preparing for labor and for the new baby</li> <li>Ways to help a woman through each stage of labor and birth</li> <li>Pain-relief measures, including epidurals and medications as well as natural techniques</li> <li>Ways to induce or speed up labor</li> <li>Cesarean birth and complications that may require it</li> <li>Breastfeeding and newborn care</li> <li>and much more</li> </ul> <p><strong>For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this is the essential book to have on hand.</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Penny Simkin, PT</b>, 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 10 different consultant and editorial boards, including the journal <i>Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care</i>, The International Childbirth Education Association, and The Seattle Midwifery School, where she also provides training for doulas and lectures to students. She has written myriad books, journal, and magazine articles. Simkin 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.</p>
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