The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) - Softcover

9780738206097: The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
More and more parents-to-be all over the world are choosing the comfort and reassuring support of birth with a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative, and irreplaceable guide completely updates the authors' earlier book, Mothering the Mother, and adds much new and important research. In addition to basic advice on finding and working with a doula, the authors show how a doula reduces the need for cesarean section, shortens the length of labor, decreases the pain medication required, and enhances bonding and breast feeding. The authors, world-renowned authorities on childbirth with combined experience of over 100 years working with laboring women, have made their book indispensable to every woman who wants the healthiest, safest, and most joyful possible birth experience.A Merloyd Lawrence Book

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., internationally known neonatologist and researcher, is the author or coauthor of several standard works in the field, including Bonding, Care of the High Risk Newborn, and Mothering the Mother. He teaches pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.C.C., teaches and practices psychotherapy at the Erikson Institute in Santa Rosa and practices in Berkeley, California. She is coauthor of Mothering the Mother, and Bonding.
From Publishers Weekly:
World-wide renowned authorities on birthing and bonding, Klaus and Kennell (Bonding) team up once again in this new work, focusing on the role of the doula, a Greek word that means "woman caregiver." Today, the authors explain, doula has come to mean an experienced labor companion who provides parents-to-be with emotional and physical support during labor, delivery and, to some extent, postpartum. The three authors (Phyllis Klaus teaches psychotherapy at the Erikson Institute in California) describe how a doula can help the birthing process, detailing studies that indicate doula-supported births result in a major reduction in the length of labor, a greater than 50% drop in cesarean sections, a decrease in a mother's need for pain medication and fewer feeding problems for babies after birth. Over the past decade, the authors claim, "evidence for the benefits of doula support has been accumulating dramatically." Expectant parents will find this exciting information, and it may impact their birthing plans. With appendixes and photos (many of which, unfortunately, seem to date from the 1970s) detailing a doula's training, relaxation and visualization techniques, the book will also be vital for women considering entering this field. As usual, the team of Klaus and Kennell presents its work in a clear, compassionate manner, offering new insights and ways to make birthing a safe and positive experience for all involved.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherDa Capo Lifelong Books
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0738206091
  • ISBN 13 9780738206097
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages256
  • Rating

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.; Kennell, John H.; Klaus, Phyllis H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0738206091-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.15
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.; Kennell, John H.; Klaus, Phyllis H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Books Unplugged
(Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0738206091xvz189zvxnew

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.15
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ergodebooks
(Houston, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. 2nd. More and more parents-to-be all over the world are choosing the comfort and reassuring support of birth with a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative, and irreplaceable guide completely updates the authors' earlier book, Mothering the Mother, and adds much new and important research. In addition to basic advice on finding and working with a doula, the authors show how a doula reduces the need for cesarean section, shortens the length of labor, decreases the pain medication required, and enhances bonding and breast feeding. The authors, world-renowned authorities on childbirth with combined experience of over 100 years working with laboring women, have made their book indispensable to every woman who wants the healthiest, safest, and most joyful possible birth experience. Seller Inventory # DADAX0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.18
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 27.45
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 29.26
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.; Kennell, John H.; Klaus, Phyllis H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 55.08
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.; Kennell, John H.; Klaus, Phyllis H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BennettBooksLtd
(LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.95. Seller Inventory # Q-0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 57.60
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.13
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Klaus, Marshall H.
Published by Da Capo Lifelong Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0738206091 ISBN 13: 9780738206097
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Pieuler Store
(Suffolk, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: new. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory # PSN0738206091

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 44.01
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 31.53
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds