The Doula Book How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth
by Klaus, Marshall H.; Kennell, John H.; Klaus, Phyllis H.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-04-03
Publisher(s): Da Capo Lifelong Books
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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 labor support reduces the rate of cesarean sections, length of labor, 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 labor support, and how hypnosis is used to ease and shorten labor. No expectant parent will want to be without this empowering and irreplaceable book.
Author Biography
Marshall H. Klaus, MD, was formerly Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. John H. Kennell, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus at Case Western Reserve Medical School. Phyllis H. Klaus, MFT, LMSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments for Third Edition | p. ix |
| Introduction to Third Edition | p. xi |
| The Need for Support in Labor | p. 1 |
| The Special Role of the Doula | p. 13 |
| Enhancing the Birth Experience | p. 31 |
| Reducing Discomfort, Pain, and Anxiety in Childbirth | p. 51 |
| Obstetric Benefits of Doula Support | p. 77 |
| Longer-Term Benefits of Doula Support | p. 103 |
| Birth with a Doula | p. 117 |
| A Father's True Role | p. 135 |
| A Female Relative or Close Friend Trained as a Doula | p. 153 |
| Postpartum Care | p. 167 |
| The Training of a Doula | p. 191 |
| Relaxation, Visualization, and Self-Hypnosis Exercises for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth, and Breastfeeding | p. 211 |
| Characteristics of Randomized Clinical Trials of Labor Support | p. 227 |
| Resources | p. 229 |
| Notes | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 239 |
| About the Authors | p. 249 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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