The Simple Guide to Having a Baby: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth - Softcover

Simkin, Penny; Whalley, Janet; Keppler, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684031299 ISBN 13: 9780684031293

Publisher: Meadowbrook, 2005

Synopsis

The Simple Guide to Having a Baby is written by the authors of the best-selling Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn.  This book is a simple, just-the-facts guide to pregnancy and childbirth for expectant parents who want only the most important, down-to-earth how-to information on pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care.  The Simple Guide to Having a Baby addresses such concerns as how to stay healthy during pregnancy, how to handle labor pain and birth, and how to care for a new baby.

About this title

About the Authors

Penny Simkin, a physical therapist, has been a childbirth educator and doula since 1968. She trains childbirth educators, doulas, and doula-trainers and frequently conducts workshops for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.

Janet Whalley, a registered nurse, has been a childbirth educator since 1975. She is the former executive director of the Childbirth Education Association of Seattle. She provides breastfeeding counseling for new mothers and teaches classes on newborn care.

Ann Keppler, a registered nurse, parish nurse, and lactation specialist, has taught childbirth classes and new-parent classes since 1975.

Edition details

• Publisher: Meadowbrook
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684031299
• ISBN 13: 9780684031293
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Gredler Joe