The birth partner

The birth partner

1989 • 420 pages

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Discusses the final weeks of pregnancy, the labor process, comfort measures, medical technology, complications, medication, cesareans, postpartum depression, and breastfeeding, in an updated handbook for anyone assisting in a delivery, which includes new sections on supporting "high risk" patients, maxmizing chances for a vaginal delivery, and more. Original.

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A very informative and useful resource. The style of it is a little dry and textbooky, but a good book to have around if you find yourself being a birth partner to someone.