Synopses & Reviews
Review
“For my money, this is the best doula book ever written! Rose St. John has combined her immense amount of experience assisting and teaching couples into a practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth guide for fathers. Her recommendations for breathing, focusing, and coping are techniques that not only apply to labor and birth, but are skills that will impact fathers and mothers for a lifetime. I am excited to see such a complete compendium directed at fathers….” Barbara Harper, author of Gentle Birth Choices and Fathers at Birth
Synopsis
The father-to-be who wants to know what his laboring
woman needs from him and how to meet those needs, as
well as the pregnant woman who wants her man to know
how to be the best birth companion possible find what they
are looking for in this book. Practical and conceptual, it
offers an integrated view that deals with the human and
transcendent aspects of birth. Based on medical science,
sound yogic principles, and the author’s methods developed
and proven in years of practice, it provides men with the
knowledge and tools needed to transform themselves into a
confident and responsive birth companion. When a man
understands his vital role during the birthing process, both
men and women benefit significantly.
About the Author
Rose St. John has spent the past
twenty-five years, logging over
5,000 hours teaching and guiding
women and couples through
pregnancy and birth.
As an E-RYT 500 (certified yoga
instructor), the author trains and
certifies other yoga teachers in
prenatal yoga and is designing a
yoga and doula training program,
the St. John Birth Method ™. She was a speaker at ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Newtork).