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The Simple Guide to Having a Baby
(New Cover!)
What You Need to Know
By Janet Whalley, Penny Simkin, and Ann Keppler
Edited by Joe Gredler FOR QUANTITY DISCOUNTS OF THIS TITLE, PLEASE CALL 800-338-2232, EXT. 106

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The authors of the best-selling Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn have written this 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 early parenthood. The book addresses such concerns as how to stay healthy during pregnancy, how to handle labor pain, and how to care for a new baby. Now with an attractive new cover.

Paperback | 266 Pages

Excerpt

Ways to Reduce the Amount of Pain Medicine Used During Labor

If you don’t want to use a lot of pain medicine during labor, here are some things you can do:

Take childbirth classes and read this book to learn ways to reduce pain without taking medicines. Practice the labor-coping skills so you can use them easily. Also, learn about your medicine choices and how those drugs affect you and your baby.

Have a birth partner or doula (or both) to help you with labor-coping skills.

Before labor begins, choose the type of pain relief you’ll want, if needed. Talk to your caregiver about your plans. Write your wishes in your birth plan.

Make sure you and your partner know hot to tell if you’re coping well with labor. Can you keep a rhythm with your breathing or movement for a whole contraction? Can you relax between contractions? If so, you’re coping well.

If you feel like you’re not coping well, try another breathing pattern. Have your partner help you maintain your rhythm. Then see how you do during the next three contractions. If you’re still having difficulties, think about pain medicine.

When you start thinking about having pain medicine, ask these questions: How far dilated am I? Is labor likely to last much longer? The answers may help you with your decision.

If you decide to have medicine, ask for a low dose of the drug first. Use more only if needed.

Use the labor-coping skills for as long as possible.

When you go to the hospital, ask for a nurse who enjoys caring for women having natural childbirth.

Reviews

“Hurray! The Simple Guide to Having a Baby fills an overwhelming need. This supportive and accessible guide…is priced reasonably, easy to read, explains medical jargon, and includes illustrations, adding to an understanding of the body’s wonderful abilities to give birth.”

--Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care

About the Author

The Simple Guide to Having a Baby was written by the authors of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn.

Janet Whalley, a registered nurse and lactation consultant (IBCLC), has been a childbirth educator since 1975.

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.

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

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