BIRTH PARTNER SIXTH REVISED EDITION THE

For this fully revised sixth edition of this perennial bestseller birthing expert and practicing midwife Melissa Cheyney PhD joins Penny for a better-than-ever completely up-to-date new book.Since the original publication of The Birth Partner more than a million people—from spouses partners relatives and friends to doulas nurses midwives and childbirth educators—have relied on Penny Simkin’s clear concise authoritative and warm-hearted guidance as they care for the new mother from her last trimester through the early postpartum period. Including extensive updates on medical knowledge and practices on changes in hospital and home-birth protocols and on the role of parents’ cultural backgrounds in shaping an ideal and satisfying birth plan The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth and is the essential manual to have at hand during the event. Find thorough information on:Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begunNormal labor and how to help the mother every step of the wayEpidurals and other medications for laborPitocin and other means including natural ones to induce or speed up laborNon-drug techniques for easing labor painCesarean birth and complications that may require itBreastfeeding and newborn careand much moreFor the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room this book is indispensable.