About the Book

Written by a midwife and childbirth educator who delivered 950 babies and taught over 18,000 expectant parents, this book’s powerful text is the careful distillation of the wisdom and experience developed over a 30-year career. The Birth Book is your simple, powerful and visual guide through the labor process.  

 

• CHILDBIRTH EXPLAINED
• YOUR BASIC LABOR SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
• HOW TO GET THROUGH LABOR (a step-by-step guide)
• PREPARING FOR YOUR LABOR PROCESS
• THE BIRTH EXPERIENCE

The Birth Book includes more than 120 full-color watercolor illustrations made by Portland artist Heidi Schultz, heidischultz.comBy the end of the book, readers will understand with certainty how the birth process works and how to get through it with confidence.

GALLERIES
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DIAGRAMS

LABOR SCENES