The doula book : how a trained labor companion can help you have a shorter, easier and healthier birthUpplaga 3

Parents-to-be who want a shorter, healthier, and easier birth are increasingly choosing the help of a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative and irreplaceable book has become the authoritative guide to support in labor. The revised edition includes new research results showing how labor support reduces: rates of cesarian section; length of labor; use of episiotomy; and, pain medication required. The book also discusses the possible downsides of epidurals to help mothers make an informed decision. A new chapter on hypnosis and self hypnosis and one on how a family member can be trained as an effective doula both make this book a complete resource for parents who want the shortest, easiest and healthiest birth for themselves and their baby.