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I brought this book for a doula class that I am taking later this month. I love how informative it is not only for doulas but as a partner and someone who is bringing a new soul into this world. It has a lot of information that I will be able to use later in life that will help further my career in Nursing
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I brought this book for a doula class that I am taking later this month. I love how informative it is not only for doulas but as a partner and someone who is bringing a new soul into this world. It has a lot of information that I will be able to use later in life that will help further my career in Nursing
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2021
Anyway, my goal with the book is to learn what to expect as the pregnancy goes on, how to handle things during the birth, and in general to know enough to be helpful and supportive for her. Kind of like a doula but without the actual training.
This book is a great resource. It goes through in quite a lot of detail the different stages of birth, for example, covering what the mother might be feeling, what the birth-partner (father) might be feeling, what the doula might be doing, and what the caregivers might be doing. (At EACH stage.) It has suggested exercises to start now to make the birth easier. Some general advice for the mother.
All in all I think it's very helpful. The colored pages to help you find important sections is nice, although there are a LOT so I'll be dog-earing and using bookmarks, and keeping this for reference going forward!
The loss of 1 star is my disgust at the 5th edition. I'd borrowed the 4th edition from the library, but after about a chapter I figured I wanted my own copy so I bought one. Perhaps the 5th edition had more useful information, or more concise narratives?
Quite the opposite.
Instead, someone went through find-and-replace and changed the word 'mother' to "pregnant person" or "laboring person" or "person in labor". Congratulations, all you who were excited to be "mothers", you'll find that word mind-bogglingly sparse in this edition.
Aaaand they missed a few places (you'll see a few 'mother' and 'woman' that were spared the purge). So it wasn't like they actually cared about it, more like a cursory gesture toward... whomever might be offended at the word 'mother'? And who is that exactly? Even if you don't consider yourself a 'mother' you understand what the book is talking about, it's not like 'pregnant person' is any better. It just makes it LONGER and less personal.
I may have raged quite a bit when I realized this had happened (which was instantly). If I were a first-time mother I would send the book back. Seriously.
(I considered it anyway. But I can't figure out how to get the 4th edition so I'll just keep being frustrated.)
Very helpful, except for the loss of all "mothers"
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2021
My sister is giving birth at the end of summer. She's the first person I've known really well to be going through pregnancy and giving birth, so aside from what you might 'figure to be so' most of this is new to me. I had no idea it's such a process—and learning that alone I think makes me more sympathetic and helpful to her.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2021
Anyway, my goal with the book is to learn what to expect as the pregnancy goes on, how to handle things during the birth, and in general to know enough to be helpful and supportive for her. Kind of like a doula but without the actual training.
This book is a great resource. It goes through in quite a lot of detail the different stages of birth, for example, covering what the mother might be feeling, what the birth-partner (father) might be feeling, what the doula might be doing, and what the caregivers might be doing. (At EACH stage.) It has suggested exercises to start now to make the birth easier. Some general advice for the mother.
All in all I think it's very helpful. The colored pages to help you find important sections is nice, although there are a LOT so I'll be dog-earing and using bookmarks, and keeping this for reference going forward!
The loss of 1 star is my disgust at the 5th edition. I'd borrowed the 4th edition from the library, but after about a chapter I figured I wanted my own copy so I bought one. Perhaps the 5th edition had more useful information, or more concise narratives?
Quite the opposite.
Instead, someone went through find-and-replace and changed the word 'mother' to "pregnant person" or "laboring person" or "person in labor". Congratulations, all you who were excited to be "mothers", you'll find that word mind-bogglingly sparse in this edition.
Aaaand they missed a few places (you'll see a few 'mother' and 'woman' that were spared the purge). So it wasn't like they actually cared about it, more like a cursory gesture toward... whomever might be offended at the word 'mother'? And who is that exactly? Even if you don't consider yourself a 'mother' you understand what the book is talking about, it's not like 'pregnant person' is any better. It just makes it LONGER and less personal.
I may have raged quite a bit when I realized this had happened (which was instantly). If I were a first-time mother I would send the book back. Seriously.
(I considered it anyway. But I can't figure out how to get the 4th edition so I'll just keep being frustrated.)
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