The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth Author: Marshall H. Klaus John H. Kennell Phyllis H. Klaus | Language: English | ISBN:
B007NJPD2G | Format: EPUB
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth Description
For an entire generation of new parents, this warm, expert work has become the standard guide to the shortest, easiest, and healthiest childbirth. Now a thoroughly updated and revised edition offers new research showing how labor support reduces the rate of cesarean sections, length of labor, need for pain medicine, and number of episiotomies. New material also demonstrates the positive effects of having a doula on mother-infant bonding, how relatives or friends can be trained in labor support, and how hypnosis is used to ease and shorten labor. No expectant parent will want to be without this empowering and irreplaceable book.
- File Size: 8573 KB
- Print Length: 272 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books; Third Edition edition (April 3, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B007NJPD2G
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,438 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #90
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Women's Health > Pregnancy & Childbirth
- #90
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Women's Health > Pregnancy & Childbirth
I started this book at the beginning of my doula training (it was recommended reading) and never actually finished it. It had some useful information for new doulas and for parents considering using a doula, but unfortunately did not have much I didn't already know. I think in its time this book was probably a bit revolutionary and could still be useful for parents who have no idea what a doula is, but otherwise it's not a necessary read.
By Lisa R
This is on the DONA international required reading list and is a must for every birth doula in training. But, if you aren't sure what a doula and are considering one for the birth of your baby, this is a great book to consider as well.
By Kandace Beck
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