SECOND EDITION
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INTRODUCING THE
BIRTH BOOK
The ultimate guide to childbirth.
A warm, wonderful, and reassuring birth day companion.
The Birth Book is the ultimate guide for expectant parents-to-be. From one of Australia’s leading obstetricians, this best-selling book combines expert information, real stories, and up-to-date research to earn its reputation as the essential “birth bible”.
Packed with vital information – the stages of labour, modern pain relief options, vaginal birth, inducing labour, caesareans, monitoring the baby, and post birth recovery – your birth options are expertly explained and demystified. With new chapters examining birthing of twins and options for those who have previously had a caesarean section, The Birth Book simplifies complex medical information to transform childbirth anxiety into empowerment.
Professor Stephen Tong has guided thousands of births and is renowned as a leading specialist obstetrician in Australia and internationally. He steers global research programs chasing discoveries to make pregnancy and birth safer for mothers and babies. His mission is to prepare you for an informed, confident and safe birth experience.
Associate Professor Roxanne Hastie, Pregnancy Researcher, Mum of Charlie & Lucy
“Hugely informative, witty, and compassionate, this book completely demystified birth.”
Melissa Wilson, Teacher, Mum of Three
“It’s like no book that I read before the birth of my three children, and without a doubt the one book that I needed.”
About Stephen
Stephen is a leading Professor of Obstetrics in Australia. He juggles two careers:
As a specialist obstetrician, he has been providing pregnancy care for two decades and has personally assisted in the birth of thousands of babies. He continues to practice his craft at Mercy Hospital for Women, one of the leading academic maternity hospitals in Australia. Here, he also trains obstetric specialists of the future.
As a research academic, he is currently based at The University of Melbourne. Among one of Australia’s top Professors of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stephen is widely known internationally. He has flown all over the world to deliver invited presentations at scientific conferences – Munich, Cape Town, New Orleans, Edinburgh, Manchester, Washington, Sao Paolo, Santiago, Auckland, Amsterdam, across Australia, and other locations.
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