The Doula Guide to Birth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Doula Guide to Birth write by Ananda Lowe. This book was released on 2009-05-19. The Doula Guide to Birth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here is your guide to the fastest-growing trend in childbirth—a tradition as old as motherhood itself. Doulas, or professional labor assistants, have led thousands of expectant women through the birthing process in a way that’s safe and meaningful, and that creates the birth and postbirth experience all mothers long for. What exactly do doulas do? How to find one that suits you. What are the “trade secrets” only doulas know but every woman should be aware of (even if you don’t have a doula)? In The Doula Guide to Birth, senior-level doula Ananda Lowe and award-winning health reporter Rachel Zimmerman have written a most comprehensive book that draws on the wisdom of these skilled experts, whose experience with doctors, midwives, nurses, and hospitals makes them invaluable advocates before, during, and after birth. * Labor techniques anyone can use * Pain medication: do you, don’t you—and when? * What dads and loved ones need and can do best * When should you really go to the hospital in labor? * How to prepare for unexpected medical procedures, including cesareans and epidural * Postpartum—what it’s really like * A clip-out chart of labor techniques, birth plan worksheets, and much more Combining science, wit, warmth, and support, as well as the inspirational stories of dozens of mothers and their partners, you’ll find the “doula viewpoint” on every major pregnancy and delivery issue, making this one of the most important childbirth books you’ll ever read and recommend.
The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth
The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth write by Lindsey Bliss. This book was released on 2018-01-09. The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Experienced doula, Linsey Bliss, shows you how to prepare physically and mentally for every element of having a child, from pregnancy to fourth trimester in The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth. Lindsey Bliss, who has assisted as a doula at hundreds of births and is herself a mother of seven, reveals here all the wisdom and advice that doulas share with the new mothers who hire them. The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth covers the period from pregnancy through labor and birth to fourth trimester healing. The focus, however, is on preparing for birth--including topics like how to pick the right childbirth class and the right birthing method. You’ll also see how to assemble the team of professionals, family members, and friends who will support you through labor and birth, and how to approach last-minute decisions about pain medications and cesarean sections. Bliss's tone throughout is at once authoritative and confident as well as warm and encouraging. Her concern in her practice as well as in these pages is to listen to and help secure each new mom's own personal vision of a birthing experience that is safe, fulfilling, and meaningful.
The Doula Advantage
The Doula Advantage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Doula Advantage write by Rachel Gurevich. This book was released on 2012-11-21. The Doula Advantage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Doulas and midwives are increasingly popular options for childbirth; this book answers questions for those considering the help of a doula or midwife at birth. Take Control of Your Childbirth Experience New moms are spreading the word to pregnant women just like you: Doulas make pregnancy and childbirth the celebratory experience it is meant to be! Doulas are professionally trained women who provide support before, during, and after delivery. Research has shown that doulas help women have positive birth experiences, decrease the need for pain medication, improve breastfeeding success, and reduce the need for cesarean sections and other invasive procedures. Author Rachel Gurevich interviewed more than 235 women and birth professionals to bring you this best-kept pregnancy secret. Inside, you'll find real mothers' stories and discover how doulas make a joyful difference in childbirth. You'll learn: ·The many ways doulas provide labor support, whether you plan a "natural" or medicated birth · How to find, hire, and choose the right doula ·How specialized doulas can help you before or after the baby's birth ·How doulas help the dad-to-be ·And more! Foreword by Mayer Eisenstein, M.D., medical director, Homefirst Health Services Praise for The Doula Advantage : "Doulas really do make a difference in having a safe and satisfying birth, as you will learn in this book." — William Sears, M.D., coauthor, The Baby Book "Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and highly moving. . . . A must read for any woman thinking of using the services of a doula." — Ann Douglas, author, The Mother of All Pregnancy Books and The Mother of All Baby Books
The Doula
The Doula - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Doula write by Bridget Boland. This book was released on 2012-09-04. The Doula available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When her best friend calls with the exciting news that she is pregnant, Caro packs up her life and leaves home to be the birthing coach.
The Doula Book
The Doula Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Doula Book write by Marshall H. Klaus. This book was released on 2002-11-07. The Doula Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The complete and essential guide to birth with a doula by the "undisputed experts in the field."--Los Angeles Times
