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Penny's
Classes & Workshops
Classes for Expecting Parents
Penny's classes for expecting parents are geared for
women/couples planning to give birth in and outside a hospital.
Workshops for Caregivers
Penny offers a variety of lectures, workshops, and
trainings for maternity caregivers, nurses, childbirth educators,
and doulas. She is happy to work with you on designing a workshop or
conference presentation that will meet your needs.
Currently Scheduled Workshops
Take a look at Penny's current
workshop schedule
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The Birth Partner, 3rd Edition
A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor
Companions
 The
definitive guide to helping a woman have a healthy and
emotionally fulfilling childbirth experience. The third
edition includes all the information that husbands, partners,
relatives, friends, and doulas have relied on for nearly two
decades and has been updated to include:
-Expanded information on "the 3Rs" (Relaxation, Rhythm, and
Ritual) for coping with the pain and unpredictability of labor;
-Non-drug techniques to relieve pain and
enhance the woman's sense of well-being;
-Up-to-date information on medications, tests,
technologies, and interventions, and how, when, and why they are
used;
-Information about the rapidly
increasing rate of both first and repeat cesarean deliveries;
-More about the growing popularity of
doulas, and the increasing presence of other partners and supporters
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