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Author,
Doula, Childbirth Educator, Birth Counselor
Penny Simkin, PT, is a physical therapist who has specialized in
childbirth education and labor support since 1968. She estimates she
has prepared over 11,000 women, couples, and siblings for
childbirth. She has assisted hundreds of women or couples through
childbirth as a doula. She producer of several birth related films
and is the author of many books and articles on birth for both
parents and professionals. Books include The Labor Progress
Handbook (2011), with Ruth Ancheta, The Birth Partner
(2008), and When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing
the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse of Childbearing Women (2004),
with Phyllis Klaus.
Currently, she serves on several boards of consultants, the
Editorial Board of the journal, Birth, and serves on the
senior faculty at the
Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at
Bastyr University, which was named in her honor.
Today her practice consists of childbirth education, birth
counseling, and labor support, combined with a busy schedule of
courses, conferences and workshops.
Penny and her husband, Peter, have four grown children and eight
grandchildren, ranging in age from 7 to 27 years, and a pug, Hugo.
Contact Information:
1100 23rd Avenue East
Seattle, WA.
98112
206.325.1419
penny@pennysimkin.com
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New Books to Prepare for Childbirth...
The
Brand New Edition of The Labor Progress Handbook
and
Simkin's Ratings of Comfort Measures for Childbirth
and
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide, 4th
Edition
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