{"product_id":"the-doulas-guide-to-empowering-your-birth-a-complete-labor-and-childbirth-companion-for-parents-to-be-9781558328952","title":"The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperienced doula, Lindsey Bliss, shows you how to prepare physically and mentally for every element of having a child, from pregnancy to fourth trimester in \u003ci\u003eThe Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lindsey Bliss, who has assisted as a doula at\u003cb\u003e hundreds of births\u003c\/b\u003e and is herself a mother of seven, reveals here all the wisdom and \u003cb\u003eadvice that doulas share with the new mothers\u003c\/b\u003e who hire them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth\u003c\/i\u003e covers the period \u003cb\u003efrom pregnancy through labor and birth to fourth-trimester healing\u003c\/b\u003e. The focus, however, is on preparing for birth--including topics like how to pick the right childbirth class and the right birthing method for you. \u003cb\u003eYou'll also learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to handle and treat morning sickness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What things you can do during pregnancy, and what to avoid \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to reduce anxiety during pregnancy, including meditation and ritual baths \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to assemble the team of professionals, family members, and friends who will support you through labor and birth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tools, tips, and positions for labor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to approach last-minute decisions about pain medications and cesarean sections \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Post-partum information, including breastfeeding, newborn care, and the transition into parenting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bliss's tone throughout is at once \u003cb\u003eauthoritative and confident\u003c\/b\u003e as well as \u003cb\u003ewarm and encouraging\u003c\/b\u003e. Her concern in her practice as well as in these pages is to listen to and help secure each new mom's own personal vision of a birthing experience that is \u003cb\u003esafe, fulfilling, and meaningful\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Common Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558328952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Lindsey Bliss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107784257717,"sku":"9781558328952","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fcd27c21-0bd6-4a85-9acc-4ef8c6360611.jpg?v=1765862324","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-doulas-guide-to-empowering-your-birth-a-complete-labor-and-childbirth-companion-for-parents-to-be-9781558328952","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}