Discover how to play an active role in the birth of your baby. Learn the secrets to success from others who have been through the gates of childbirth before you and start your role as a dad in the best way possible. This book has been a favourite with expectant dads for more than a decade. Now it is updated, bigger and better than ever before. Cheers to Childbirth is chock-full of practical knowledge so that you know how to support your partner through childbirth and in the months thereafter. It also includes candid, hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking birth stories told by some of Australia’s best-known dads: Bondi lifeguard Andy Reid, champion boxer Danny Green, TV guy Osher Günsberg, Olympian Steven Bradbury, broadcaster Jeremy Fernandez and actors Shane Jacobson, Charlie Clausen and Steve Bastoni. There are two same-sex couples in the birth story mix and all represent diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. It just goes to show that no matter how famous you are, this childbirth caper is a learning curve for all of us. “This book tells you exactly what you need to know to make childbirth faster and easier for your partner. It’s also a very entertaining read – everyone should snort-laugh in preparation for the birth of their baby.” Edwina Sharrock, midwife and founder of Birth Beat Softcover, 228 pages, 248 grams, 129mm x 190mm x 17mm Cheers to Childbirth, second edition, by Lucy Bloom You can read some of the birth stories from the first edition here. In stock