The birth partner : a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and other labor companions / Penny Simkin.

Author/creator Simkin, Penny
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoBoston, Mass. : Harvard Common Press, 2008.
Descriptionxviii, 398 pages : illustrations
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Subjects

Contents The last few weeks of pregnancy -- Getting into labor -- Moving through the stages of labor -- Comfort measures for labor -- Strategies for challenging variations in normal labor -- Tests, technologies, interventions, and procedures -- Complications in late pregnancy, labor, or afterward -- Medications for pain during labor -- Cesarean birth, and vaginal birth after cesarean -- The first few days postpartum -- Getting started with breastfeeding.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007025799