The Birth Partner's Quick Reference Guide and Planner offers concise and authoritative guidance for spouses, relatives, and others-including doulas and other professionals-helping a woman thorough labor, birth, and the first weeks with baby.
The Every Day Insights series seeks to help those on a journey of learning, supporting others or facing difficult situations or emotions themselves to be supported each day. Each book includes 30 days of Bible readings and relevant devotional thoughts.
Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother, from her last trimester through the early postpartum period. Now fully revised in its fifth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on: Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun Normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way Epidurals and other medications for labor Pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up labor Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain Cesarean birth and complications that may require it Breastfeeding and newborn care and much more For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.
Available for the first time in full color, the up-to-date and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copies--by recognizing that one size fits all doesn't apply to maternity care.
Accessible, easy-to-read guide to pregnancy and childbirth, a simplified version of the best-selling Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by the same authors.
The Birth Partner, 4th Edition is both a bible for the doula profession and an accessible resource for birthing companions of all kinds accompanying mothers through labor and birth.
Die Folgen früher sexueller Gewalt und therapeutische Hilfen
Während der Schwangerschaft und Geburt können Ängste und Selbstschutzreaktionen, die mit frühem sexuellem Missbrauch verbunden sind, erneut auftreten. Eine kompetente Betreuung erleichtert die psychische Verarbeitung des erlittenen Traumas. Studien zeigen, dass 10 bis 15 % der Mädchen bis 14 Jahre Opfer sexueller Übergriffe werden, oft ohne sich der Auswirkungen auf Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Mutter-Kind-Beziehung bewusst zu sein. Traumatisierte Frauen erleben Schwangerschaft häufig als Wiederholung ihrer Gewalterfahrung und können das eigene Baby als Bedrohung wahrnehmen. Sie fühlen sich oft unfähig, für sich und das Kind zu sorgen, und sind häufig von ihren Familien entfremdet. Im Extremfall kann dies zu verzweifelten Entscheidungen führen. Die Autorinnen zeigen Wege auf, wie Retraumatisierungen verhindert und alte Wunden geheilt werden können. Fachleute der Geburtshilfe haben oft wenig Wissen in diesem Bereich, was zu zusätzlichem Stress für die betroffenen Frauen führen kann. Das Buch bietet wertvolle Einblicke und Anregungen, um mitfühlend und achtsam zu handeln und sowohl Mutter als auch Kind zu schützen. Es richtet sich an Fachkräfte wie Hebammen, Gynäkologen und Kinderpsychologen und ist eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für alle, die mit schwangeren Frauen arbeiten.
Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its fourth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. This completely updated edition includes thorough information on: Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; Normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; Epidurals and other medications for labor; Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain; Cesarean birth and complications that may require it; Breastfeeding and newborn care; And much more. For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.
A comprehensive guide for labor companions that discusses how to care for and assist new mothers in the final weeks of pregnancy through postpartum, and also covers epidurals, non-drug techniques to ease labor pain, cesarean births, breastfeeding, and other related topics.
Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth
Fully updated and revised, this guide covers the time from the last few weeksof pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Includes new information onwater birth, labor aids, and epidural anesthesia. 35 illustrations.