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Penny Simkin
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Available for the first time in full color, the up-to-date and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copies—by recognizing that "one size fits all" doesn't apply to maternity care
Parents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because it's based on the latest medical research and recommendations from leading health organizations. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn provides the information...
Parents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because it's based on the latest medical research and recommendations from leading health organizations. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn provides the information...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Common Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) 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. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to
...Author
Publisher
Harvard Common Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Now fully revised in its fifth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on: preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; epidurals and other medications for labor; pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to...