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The Birth Partner

A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions (5th Edition)

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The Birth Partner

By: Penny Simkin, Katie Rohs
Narrated by: Rina Ríos
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Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother, from her last trimester through the early postpartum period.

Now, in audio for the first time, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on:

  • Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun
  • Normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way
  • Epidurals and other medications for labor
  • Pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up labor
  • Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain
  • Cesarean birth and complications that may require it
  • Breastfeeding and newborn care
  • And much more

For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this audiobook is indispensable.

©2018 Penny Simkin (P)2020 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC Motherhood Parenting & Families Relationships Sexual & Reproductive Health Pregnancy Sexual Health Breastfeeding Child Birth
Comprehensive Information • Helpful Preparation Guide • Clear Explanations • Inclusive Approach • Educational Content
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This book is a godsend. It does a great job of giving thorough, researched information without coming across as biased in any way. There are some amazing tips and tricks for parenting here and how you can be the best birth partner you can be.

Loved it

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As a first-time father, I found this book to be very helpful in preparing for labor and delivery, especially in the late stages of pregnancy. If you do not plan to hire a doula, there is a lot of superfluous information, but the authors do a terrific job at explaining every aspect of late pregnancy to delivery to the first days postpartum in clear, understandable, inclusive language.

What is more jarring though are the sudden shifts in audio quality that pop in randomly. They do the book a disservice and make the listening experience unpleasant at times. Perhaps this was a product of the book coming out in 2020, but be forewarned if you decide to purchase this particular version. All in all, very helpful and would highly recommend to expectant partners.

Very helpful, but jarring audio issues

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There’s a lot of good info in this book, however the mouth noises and changes in audio quality are distracting and hard to listen to.

Lots of good information but distracting mouth noises

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I am a doula in training and this book is very useful for my beginning workexperiences

super helpful

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ormative and scientifically sound. The Birth Partner could be the one book every expecting couple reads/listens to and access to the most current edition is advisable as the most current research is included.

Very informative and scientifically sound.

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love this book will be recommending to all of my birth clients and all my doula friends

great for Birth partners, Doulas, and mommas to be

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The book overall is good. I imagine reading the hard copy is better. At times the exact thing said is repeated verbatim( not sure if this is the recording or what). Also I had to increase the reading speed to 1.4 because listening to it on normal speed sounded like it was recorded at two separate times. One being a person and the other time a bot. Or by 2 people and the audio recording at times were too low (the person recording voice was very low and other times had a high pitch) so something’s off there and was very annoying. So for me it was having at 1.4 speed that way I couldn’t tell the difference much.

Good but audio sucks

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There’s a lot of sections that get repeated throughout - seems like a problem with editing or producing.
Otherwise obviously a good book and valuable content.

Recording / production errors

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This is a phenomenal books for all child bearing people and families. Hearing inclusive language is not distracting and should be the least if everyone’s concerns in these reviews.

The information given in this book really puts a lot of fear induce anxiety at ease. Very thorough book and talks about a lot of things that most people don’t even consider when having a child. Thank you for this 5th addition and the gender affirming language that is inclusive to ALL and not some. Beautiful job.

I’m Not Offended By Inclusivity

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very informative. more information than any birthing class. did a good b job of balancing warnings and what could happen

helpful textbook

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