Sharing Birth: A Father's Guide to Giving Support During Labor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780897892087)

Sharing Birth is excellent. . . .There isn't a pregnant father anywhere who would not benefit from reading, or even just skimming, this book. All you pregnant mothers out there, don't wait for your husband to discover, purchase, and read this book. Get it yourself and give it to him. You'll be glad you did. And he will be glad you did, also.
David Stewart, Ph.D., NAPSAC International

Give the expectant father you know a copy of Sharing Birth. It will give him the information he needs to be prepared for that event whether it takes place at home, in the hospital, or in a birth center. And for that his wife, his baby, and he will thank you! Marian Thompson, La Leche League International

This classic, step-by-step guide for anyone planning to help a woman through labor shows precisely what to do to reduce the mother's fear and pain during labor, support her through childbirth, and help her during the first days after the baby is born, enhancing parent-infant bonding as well as reducing the chance of postpartum blues. Sharing Birth gives the father the confidence to take an active part in this miracle, the birth of a child.

Author: Carl Jones
ISBN-10: 0897892089
ISBN-13: 9780897892087
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 06/30/1989
Pages: 195
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.15h x 5.51w x 0.40d