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The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions (Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, &)

Author: Penny Simkin
Brand: Harvard Common Press
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$18.95~~
Buy New: $11.00
as of 5/20/2012 18:03 CDT details

Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.2

MPN: 978-1-55832-357-5
ISBN: 1558323570
EAN: 9781558323575
ASIN: 1558323570

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Product Description
If you want to learn how best to help an expectant mother have a happy and healthy childbirth, The Birth Partner, Third Edition is the only book you'll need. For almost 20 years, husbands, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have turned to this book for guidance on being a supportive partner in the delivery room. The expanded third edition includes the most up-to-date information about techniques, devices, and medications for easing labor pain; tests and treatments of the fetus and newborn; strategies to help labor progress; potential medical procedures and interventions; and how best to help the mother during the early days after the birth. And, with its easy-to-use format and new illustrations, the The Birth Partner is the essential guide have on hand in the delivery room.

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