| Description |
207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part one: Your pregnancy (You're pregnant! Now what? ; Announcing your pregnancy ; Morning sickness ; Dos and don'ts of pregnancy ; Nutrition and supplements ; Body changes ; Reducing anxiety during pregnancy ; Naming your baby ; Assembling your support team ; Choosing your care provider ; Choosing a birthing method / childbirth education class ; Creating birth preferences). |
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Part two: Laboring and birthing (Tools and tips for labor ; Positions for labor ; Pushing ; Birthing twins). |
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Part three: The fourth trimester and beyond (Fourth trimester healing ; Breastfeeding / Infant feeding ; Newborn heaven / chaos ; Transition into parenthood ; Parenting beyond newborns). |
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Doulas.
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Pregnancy.
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Natural childbirth -- Coaching.
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Pregnancy (DNLM)D011247
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pregnancy. (CStmoGRI)aat300189669
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Motherhood.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pregnancy & Childbirth.
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Doulas. (OCoLC)fst00897197
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Natural childbirth -- Coaching.
(OCoLC)fst01033985
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Pregnancy. (OCoLC)fst01075102
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| ISBN |
9781558328952 (paperback) |
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1558328955 (paperback) |
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