This two-volume set teaches expectant parents tangible ways they can manage pain, whether they choose non-medicated or medicated relief. As a bonus, each volume includes a complete, inspirational birth story that audiences are sure to enjoy.
Content Includes:
Volume 1: Comfort Techniques
- Pain in Labor – causes of pain, exploring the P.A.I.N. acronym
- Mental Techniques – labor environment, relaxation, vocalization, attention-focusing
- Physical Techniques – breathing, massage, positions and movement, hydrotherapy, pushing
- Bonus Birth Story – this non-medicated birth features first-time parents who use a variety of comfort techniques to bring their daughter into the world
Volume 2: Analgesics & Epidurals
- Analgesics – definition, administration, benefits, risks
- Epidural Overview & Procedure – definition, administration, 3D animation of procedure
- Benefits & Risks of Epidurals – pros and cons for mom and baby
- Labor With an Epidural – monitoring, mobility, labor progress, labor support, pushing, breastfeeding
- Bonus Birth Story – a single mom having her first child starts with an analgesic, and then decides to get an epidural with the support of her sisters and mother
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