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included in revised edition

THE DOULA BOOK
How a Trained Labor Companion can help
you have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth

By Marshall H. Klaus MD, John H. Kennell MD and Phyllis H. Klaus CSW, M.F.C.C Category - Pregnancy and Birth/Parenting, second edition Editor - Merloyd Lawrence Release Date - 10/17/02 On Sale Date - 11/5/02 Season - Fall 2002

SALES HANDLE: Now revised and repackaged, the most complete guide to
doula-supported childbirth by the recognized authorities in the field

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

This indispensable guide for all parents-to-be completely updates the
earlier book on birth with a doula called MOTHERING THE MOTHER and adds much new and important research. In addition to the basic advice on finding and working with a doula, the authors show the effects of a doula in reducing
the need for cesarian section, shortening the length of labor, lowering the level of pain medication required, and enhancing later bonding and breast feeding. The authors, world authorities on childbirth, have made this book a complete and enduring guide to planning for the healthiest and safest possible birth.

SALES POINTS:

* Increasing Popularity of Doulas. Doulas, (trained labor support companions) are in much greater use and demand than in 1993 when the original edition of the book (Mothering the Mother) was published.

* Strong Sales Track Record. The original edition of this book has sold over 21,000 in paperback and the last two years of sales have been higher than previous years.

* World-renowned Authors. Marshall Klaus and John Kennell are known all over the world for their achievements in reforming childbirth in hospitals and for understanding the needs of both mothers and newborns. Phyllis Klaus lectures internationally on psychological issues in pregnancy. "The undisputed experts in the field." Los Angeles Times

ENDORSEMENTS:

PRAISE FOR EARLIER WORK BY THE AUTHORS:

THE AMAZING NEWBORN "The recommendations of these dedicated clinicians and researchers are becoming increasingly important. We had better listen to
them."-T. Berry Brazelton, MD

MOTHERING THE MOTHER
"A strong and clearly presented case for receiving support from another woman during childbirth."-Sheila Kitzinger

BONDING
"Fascinating reading.... Should be a required text for medical, nursing, midwifery and psychology and sociology students, and for childbirth educators." -Birth

AUTHORS' BIOS AND RESIDENCE:

Marshall H. Klaus, MD, internationally known neonatologist and researcher, is the author or co-author of several standard works in the field, including Bonding,,(with Dr Kennell and Phyllis Klaus) Care of the High-Risk Newborn, and Mothering the Mother,(with Dr. Kennell and Phyllis Klaus) and an editor of the Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine. He teaches pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.

John H, Kennell MD is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve Medical School and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Together with Marshall Klaus, he was awarded the Anderson Aldrich Award in Pediatrics, the highest award in the profession.

Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.C.C. teaches and practices psychotherapy at the Erikson Institute in Santa Rosa and practices in Berkeley, California, working especially with the concerns of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Together with Marshall Klaus, she is co-author of Your Amazing Newborn.