Kathryn Alexander, a freelance health/parenting and childbirth writer and journalist, is co-author of "Easy Labor, Every Woman's Guide to Choosing Less Pain and More Joy During Childbirth". Her work has appeared in national parenting magazines and on women's health websites.
Her co-author is William Camann, MD, Director of Obstetric Anesthesia at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the finest maternity care hospitals in the world and site of nearly 10,000 deliveries per year.
Kathi and Bill wrote "Easy Labor" to give all pregnant women a comprehensive resource to learn about pain relief options during labor and birth. Whether you want a totally non-medicated birth or if you want an epidural, or anything in between, Easy Labor is a resource where you can find the information you need. From midwives to doulas to birth centers, water births, hypnosis, and much more, this book will help you become an informed consumer so you can truly make informed choices and ask good questions about your labor and delivery experience.
Our main message is that you choose the birthing options that are right for you!