We have added a new book by Penny Simkin and Ruth Ancheta to our inventory. A Labor Handbook by Paulina Perez. This book includes clear, comprehensive information on cesareans, induction of labor, epidural, hospital births, home births, and birth centers. It identifies alternatives to high-tech birth including midwife attended birth, the role of the professional labor assistant and other topics like episiotomies, rupturing membranes, pain medication and coping with a slow labor. This details the use of essential oils as a treatment for restoring health and well-being.
Aromatherapy is a valued aid to natural birth and postpartum recovery.
It is a comprehensive and usable guide for everyone involved in women's health. You'll refer to it often so keep it handy. It valuable book helps mother and care giver alike to learn ways to help align a unborn baby into the pelvis before labour begins. This book is the original book on the role of the doula and monitrice and is part of the curriculum for birth assistant training throughout North America. The section on questions to ask when interviewing a prospective labor assistant is especially helpful to parents.