Penny Simkin, PT Penny is a physical therapist who has specialized in research on childbearing issues since 1968. She is a noted birth counselor and birth educator.
Penny conducts training programs for both childbirth educators and doulas.
For more information or to contact Penny Simkin, click here . Four Factors that Determine if you Use Pain Medications in Labor Penny Simkin, PT Your Desires . If you want to use pain medications, you are more likely to use them than if you want to avoid them. Childbirth Education . If you have taken childbirth classes in which the process of giving birth and emotions of labor are explained and self-help comfort measures are taught and practiced, you will have less need for pain medications.