DOULA GUIDE TO BIRTH, THE(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Here is your guide to the fastest-growing trend in
childbirth—a tradition as old as motherhood itself. Doulas, or
professional labor assistants, have led thousands of expectant
women through the birthing process in a way that’s safe and
meaningful, and that creates the birth and postbirth experience all
mothers long for.
What exactly do doulas do?
How to find one that suits you.
What are the “trade secrets” only doulas know but every woman
should be aware of (even if you don’t have a doula)?
In The Doula Guide to Birth, senior-level doula Ananda Lowe and
award-winning health reporter Rachel Zimmerman have written a most
comprehensive book that draws on the wisdom of these skilled
experts, whose experience with doctors, midwives, nurses, and
hospitals makes them invaluable advocates before, during, and after
birth.
* Labor techniques anyone can use
* Pain medication: do you, don’t you—and when?
* What dads and loved ones need and can do best
* When should you really go to the hospital in labor?
* How to prepare for unexpected medical procedures, including
cesareans and epidural
* Postpartum—what it’s really like
* A clip-out chart of labor techniques, birth plan worksheets, and
much more
Combining science, wit, warmth, and support, as well as the
inspirational stories of dozens of mothers and their partners,
you’ll find the “doula viewpoint” on every major pregnancy and
delivery issue, making this one of the most important childbirth
books you’ll ever read and recommend

　　Ananda Lowe served for seven years as Assistant Director of
the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators, which
conducts the oldest doula-training program in the country. She is
currently a senior-level doula in Boston as well as a maternity
massage specialist.
　　Rachel Zimmerman is an award-winning reporter who covers health
and medicine for the Wall Street Journal. She lives in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.