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Price |
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The Birth Partner:
A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor
Companions |
 This
expanded and updated 3rd edition
of The
Birth Partner is intended to help the partner of the woman giving
birth (baby's father, doula, or loved one) prepare to support the
woman. It includes detailed information about labor and delivery,
explanations of what she may be experiencing, as well as suggestions
for support. It also includes discussions of the possible emotional
reactions of the partner during challenging aspects of childbirth
(398 pages). |
$18.00 |
| Childbirth
Class Handouts |
This
CD-ROM includes 23 handouts used by Penny in her
Preparation-for-Childbirth classes. |
$12.00 |
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Penny Simkin's Comfort Measures for Childbirth - DVD |
 This
completely new 2008 DVD replaces the VHS version previously
available from Penny Simkin. The 91-minute DVD is divided into 4 sections: 1) Basic relaxation and rhythmic breathing, 2) Comfort measures, devices, and positions, 3) Techniques to help with back pain and labor progress,
and 4) Positions and techniques for pushing and birth. The detailed interactive menu allows you to choose exactly what you want to watch -- the entire DVD, a single section, or even a single comfort measure to learn or review.
These techniques, along with a helpful, confident partner and/or
doula, are the tools you need if you wish to labor without
medication or to postpone an epidural until active labor.
Comfort Measures is perfect for expecting parents, childbirth
educators, doulas, midwives, doctors, and for students in nursing,
midwifery and medical school. |
$60.00 |
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Doula's Handout Packet |
This
packet contains 10 copies of each of the
following:
- Key
Questions Card: Wallet-sized
reminders of healthcare questions
- Pain
Medications Preference Scale: offers
suggestions for making and
supporting choices in labor and
birth
- Road
Map of Labor: Pictorial journey
through labor; including unmedicated
labor, a "detour" for back pain, and
the epidural toll highway.
Appropriate activities are
illustrated.
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$5.00 |
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Five Births with a Doula (DVD) |
 Doulas
are shown in action throughout this 40 minute video. This video is
for doula trainers only and is not suitable for childbirth
classes. The births shown include an unmedicated, first birth, the
birth of twins (the first of whom is breech), a water birth, an
unmedicated birth of a 10lb.3oz. baby, and a cesarean birth. |
$35.00 |
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Amazing Talents of the Newborn (DVD) |
 A guide for healthcare professionals and parents by Marshall Klaus, MD and Phyllis Klaus, MFT, LMSW |
$18.00 |
Flashcards of Medications Used in Labor
& Birth |
 Each
card in this ring bound flip
book explains the purpose and
effects of a specific drug, as
well as its benefits, risks, and
side effects. Additional
restrictions, procedures,
medications, or interventions
associated with each medication
are provided, as well as
alternatives to the medication.
The book is composed of 24 cards
on heavy-weight 7"x10' stock,
and held together with rings so
that each card can be used
individually.
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$39.95 |
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the
Newborn:The Complete Guide, 4th Edition
Penny
Simkin, April Bolding, Janelle Durham, Janet Whalley, & Ann Keppler |
The 4th Edition
of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and
the Newborn covers prenatal
care, decisions revolving around
where to give birth, labor
support techniques, birth plans,
medical interventions,
relaxation, newborn care and
feeding, postpartum adjustment,
with a strong emphasis on
parental choice. Includes
revised discussions on nutrition
and fitness during pregnancy,
new information on complementary
medicine methods such as
acupuncture, new summaries of
warming signs of complications,
up-to-date research-based
information on interventions
during childbirth, revised
statistics on cesarean birth and
vaginal birth after cesarean,
plus much more! (497 pages).
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$16.00 |
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Relaxation, Rhythm, & Ritual: The 3 Rs
of Childbirth (DVD) |
 In this
15 minute video, Penny shares 23 "scenes" from the labors and births
of 10 women, illustrating with moving examples what she often refers
to as "The 3 Rs of Childbirth: Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual."
Watching these different women and their unique responses to
contractions as they progress from early labor to birth will serve
as inspiration for pregnant women in classes or in individual
sessions. |
$50.00
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Simkin's
Ratings of Comfort Measures for
Childbirth
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 In
this 26 page booklet, Penny
describes and summarizes
research on the effects of 18
different approaches to relief
of labor pain. She uses a
4 star rating system to evaluate
each approach on 8 criteria -
degree of pain relief,
percentage of women helped,
physical control, ability to
cope, relaxation, safety,
availability, and estimated
cost.
Includes 49 illustrations and an
11x17 inch poster comparing all
the approaches.
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$6.50
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The Labor Progress Handbook (3rd
Edition) |
The third edition of The Labor
Progress Handbook builds on the success of first two editions
and remains an unparalleled resource on simple, non-invasive
interventions to prevent or treat difficult labor. Retaining the
hallmark features of previous editions, the book is replete with
illustrations showing position, movements, and techniques and is
logically organized to facilitate ease of use.
This edition includes two new chapters
on third and fourth stage labor management and low-technology
interventions, a complete analysis of directed versus spontaneous
pushing, and additional information on massage techniques. The
authors have updated references throughout, expertly weaving the
highest level of evidence with years of experience in clinical
practice.
The Labor Progress Handbook
continues to be a must-have resource for those involved in all
aspects of birth by providing practical instruction on low-cost,
low-risk interventions to manage and treat dystocia. |
$39.95 |
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When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding
and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing
Woman |
 The only
book of its kind, When Survivors Give
Birth provides survivors and their
maternity caregivers with extensive
information on the prevalence and short-
and long-term effects of childhood
sexual abuse, emphasizing its possible
impact on childbearing women. Challenges
in the client-caregiver relationship are
thoroughly portrayed, with much
practical advice for improving trust and
communication as well as self-help
techniques to handle abuse-related
distress. Chapters on birth counseling,
psychotherapy, and clinical care of
survivors make this book a useful
resource for survivors and all who work
with them (450 pages).
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$32.95
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