The Doula Book by John Kennell - ISBN: 9780738215068
Paperback
For all expectant parents who want to reclaim normal birth, the authoritative guide to support in labor

The Doula Book

How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth

$31.13

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    3 April 2012

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Summary

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 labour support reduces the rate of cesarean sections, length of labour, 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 labour sup…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780738215068
ISBN-10:0738215066
Author:John Kennell, Marshall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus
Publisher:Hachette Books
Imprint:Da Capo Lifelong
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Edition:3rd
Release Date:3 April 2012
Weight:430g
Dimensions:228mm x 171mm x 18mm
Series:Merloyd Lawrence Book
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Sacramento Book Review, June 2012”Has been a mainstay for both couples considering hiring a doula and women in training to become a doula for years…This book is a great place for women to start when looking to learn more about labor companions. It is full of valuable knowledge and useful personal anecdotes that pregnant women and potential doulas alike will find beneficial. Spread the word and hire a doula!” Portland Book Review, 9/12/12 “Clear, motivational, and inspirational.”

About The Author

John Kennell

Marshall H. Klaus, MD, internationally known neonatologist, is professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Distinguished pediatrician John H. Kennell, MD, is professor emeritus of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve Medical School. Psychotherapist Phyllis H. Klaus, MFT, LMSW, is widely known for her practice and teaching of the psychology of pregnancy.

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