The birth partner: a complete guide to childbirth for dads, partners, doulas, and other labor companions

How to use this book

A note to doulas

Before the birth. The last weeks of pregnancy

Labor and birth. Getting into labor ; Moving through the stages of labor ; Comfort measures for labor ; Strategies for challenging variations in normal labor

The medical side of childbirth. Tests, technologies, interventions, and procedures ; Complications in late pregnancy, labor, or afterward ; Medications for pain during labor ; Cesarean birth and vaginal birth after cesarean

After the birth. The first days postpartum ; Getting started with feeding your baby

Parting words.