Care Education
Resume:
Penny Simkin, PT
Seattle, Washington 98112
FAX 206-***-****
Web: www.pennysimkin.com
Email: *****@***********.***
EDUCATION
Swarthmore College Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature 1959
University of Pennsylvania Certificate in Physical Therapy 1961
Childbirth Education Association of Seattle Teacher Training Certification Program 1968
PRESENT POSITIONS
Registered Physical Therapist Washington State License #252-**-******* 1968-present
Childbirth Educator and Board of Consultants Great Starts Birth & Family Education, a program of 1968-present
Parent Trust for Washington Children
Doula (Labor Support Provider) Independent Practice 1970-present
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care Editorial Board 1974-present
Seattle Midwifery School Faculty 1980-present
Childbirth Education Association of Seattle Teacher training faculty member 1980-present
Counselor on matters pertaining to childbearing 1983-present
Seattle Midwifery School Board of Consultants 1984-present
Independent home childbirth educator 1986-present
International Childbirth Education Association Board of Consultants 1986-present
Simkin School for Allied Maternity Vocations (a Originator and faculty member:
Doula (Labor Support) Training Courses 1988-present
division of Bastyr University)
Association for Childbirth Education Board of Consultants 1992-present
Childbirth Education Association of Seattle Board of Consultants 1992-present
Academy of Certified Birth Educators Advisory Board 1996-present
Open Arms Perinatal Services Board of Directors 1995-present
PAST POSITIONS
Childbirth Education Association of Seattle President 1969-1970
Childbirth Education Association of Seattle Board of Directors 1970-1975
Childbirth Instructor Magazine Editorial Board 1992-2000
Doulas of North America (now DONA International) Founding Director, 1992-2001
International Childbirth Education Association Board of Directors 1972-1978
International Childbirth Education Association Vice President 1976-1978
ICEA Review: Focusing on Today s Issues in
Founding Editor 1976-1978
Perinatal Care (quarterly publication)
National Association of Parents and Professionals for
Board of Directors 1978-1980
Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
Midwifery Today Editorial Board 1991-1998
Pacific Association for Labor Support Founding Director and Board of Directors 1989-1999
Pennypress, Inc. (publishers) President, treasurer and editor 1978-1993
The Birthplace Childbirth educator 1979-1982
Regional Association of Childbirth Educators of Puget
Board of Directors 1979-1985
Sound
National Association of Parents and Professionals for
Board of Consultants 1980-1984
Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
Seattle Midwifery School Board of Directors 1981-1984
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Childbirth educator 1981-1985
(Eastside Midwifery Service)
Midwives Association of Washington State Steering Committee 1983
Midwives Association of Washington State Secretary, Board of Directors member 1983-1989
Northwest Hospital Family Birthing Center Childbirth educator 1985-1986
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Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education Guest editor 1986, 1988
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Talking About Childbirth Self-published (author) 1975
Self, Family, Society, Toward Freedom and Growth in Parenthood ICEA (Convention Proceedings co-editor) 1976
Kaleidoscope of Childbearing: Preparation, Birth and Nurturing Pennypress (Convention Proceedings co-
editor) 1978
NAPSAC Directory of Alternative Birth Services and Consumer Guide NAPSAC (editor and co-author) 1978, 1980, 1982
Becoming Parents CEAS (co-author) 1979
Non-Violence in Childbirth and Medical Outcome Pennypress (Convention Proceedings co-
editor) 1980
Birth Through Children s Eyes Pennypress (co-editor) 1981, 1984
NAPSAC Consumer Guide to Alternative Birth Services NAPSAC (co-author) 1982
Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labor, 1st and 2nd Editions Pennypress (co-editor) 1984, 1986
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas,
and All Other Labor Companions 3rd Edition (translated into Spanish Harvard Common Press 1989, 2001, 2008
(author)
& Czech)
Cami Has a Baby (a comic book for teens) Pennypress (author) 1990
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide Meadowbrook Press 1984, 1991, 2001,
4th Edition (translated into 6 languages)) (co-author) 2008, 2010
Simkin s Ratings of Comfort Measures for Childbirth Childbirth Graphics 1997, 2010
Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Blackwell Scientific (co-author) 2000,2005,2011
Dystocia 3nd Edition (translated into German, Dutch, & Indonesian)
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Classic Day Publishing (co-author) 2004
Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women
A Simple Guide to Having a Baby (also translated into Spanish) Meadowbrook Press (co-author) 2005
PENNYPRESS PAMPHLETS
When Your Baby Has Jaundice Co-author 1979
Planning Your Baby s Birth Co-author 1980
The Labor Support Guide: For Fathers, Family and Friends Co-author 1984
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Co-author 1987
Turning a Breech Baby Author 1987
Cesarean Birth A Special Delivery Co-author 1989
Gestational Diabetes Co-author 1989
Obstetric Tests and Technology: Consumer s Guide Co-author 1980, 1984, 1992
ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Index and Abstracts (author of regular column for
issues 1(3) to 12(2); index compiler only for issues
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 1974-1998
12(3) to 25(1))
Alcohol in Pregnancy (editor) ICEA Review, inaugural issue Winter 1977
Parent-Infant Attachment (editor) ICEA Review 1(1) Spring 1977
Induction of Labor with Oxytocin: Effects on the
Fetus (editor) ICEA Review 1(2) Summer 1977
Hypertension in Pregnancy (editor) ICEA Review 1(3) Fall 1977
Birth Control Without Hazard (editor) ICEA Review 2(1) Winter 1978
Update on Breastfeeding (editor) ICEA Review 2(2) Spring 1978
Physiologic Jaundice of the Newborn (co-author) Birth and the Family Journal 6(1) 1979
Stress and Catecholamine Levels: Can Non-Violent Non-Violence in Childbirth and Medical Outcome, ed. P. 1980
Birth Influence Outcome? Simkin, Pennypress
The Childbirth Educator: Certified to Represent the
Hospital or the Parents? Birth and the Family Journal 8(3) 1981
Preparing Parents for Second Stage Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 9(4) 1982
Amniotomy Obstetrical Technology of the 80 s, ed. D. Young, 1983
Hayworth Press
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The Birth Plan: Vehicle for Trust and Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 10(3) 1983
Communication
Effective Childbirth Education: Are Small Classes Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 11(3) 1984
the Only Way?
Employing Physiologic Principles to Manage Labor
and Prevent Complications Pennypress and Adel Medical, Ltd. 1984
Active and Physiologic Management of Second Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labor, eds. S.
Stage: A Review and Hypothesis Kitzinger and P. Simkin, Pennypress 1984
The Significance of Birth to a Woman ICEA 25th Anniversary Book, ed. J. Hawley, ICEA 1985
The Normal First and Second Stage of Labors NAACOG Update Series on Childbirth Education 1986
Stress, Pain and Catecholamines in Labor: Part I, A
Review of the Literature Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 13(4) 1986
Stress, Pain and Catecholamines in Labor: Part II,
Stress Associated with Childbirth Events: A Pilot
Survey of New Mothers Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 13(4) 1986
Is Anyone Listening? The Lack of Clinical Impact
of Randomized Controlled Trials of Electronic
Fetal Monitoring (editorial) Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 13(4) 1986
Teaching About Pain Medications in Childbirth
Education Classes Childbirth Graphics 1987
Alternatives in Maternity Care The New Complete Baby Book eds. Consumer Guide
Magazine Editorial Staff 1987
The Birth Process The New Complete Baby Book eds. Consumer Guide
Magazine Editorial Staff 1987
Siblings at Birth Mothering Magazine Fall 1987
Maternal Positioning to Prevent or Alleviate
Dystocia in Labor (co-author) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 30(1) March 1987
Comfort Measures for Labor and How They Work,
According to the Gate Control Theory International Journal of Childbirth Education 2(2) May 1987
Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Back to the Drawing
Birth: Issues in Prenatal Care and Education 14(1) Winter 1987
Board?" (editorial)
Prenatal Care Time for Bold New Approaches"
NW Bulletin: Family and Child Health Summer 1987
(editorial)
Class Reunions Childbirth Graphics Catalogue 1988
Role Play of Labor: A Unique and Valuable
Childbirth Education Technique International Journal of Childbirth Education 3(2) May 1988
Intermittent Brachial Plexus Neuropathy Secondary
to Breast Engorgement Birth: Issues in Prenatal Care and Education 15(2) June 1988
Midwifery Comes to Canada (editorial) Birth: Issues in Prenatal Care and Education 15(2) June 1988
Antenatal Classes (co-author) Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, Ch. 20,
Oxford University Press 1989
Non-Pharmacological Methods of Pain Relief in Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, Ch. 56,
Labor Oxford University Press 1989
Childbearing in Social Context Women and Health 15(3):5-21 1989
Teaching About Interventions in Labor International Journal of Childbirth Education 4(2) May 1989
Just Another Day In a Woman's Life? Results of a Proceedings of the Ninth Birth Conference,
"Innovations in Perinatal Care: Assessing Benefits
Study of the Long-Term Effects of the Birth
and Risks," San Francisco November 1990
Experience on Women"
Carbohydrate Loading in Preparation for
Childbirth Medical Hypotheses (34) 1991
Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural Childbirth Forum:4-5 Fall 1991
Just Another Day in a Woman's Life? Part I:
Women's Long-Term Perceptions of their First
Birth Experiences Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 18(4) December 1991
The Labor Support Person: Latest Addition to the
Maternity Care Team (editor) ICEA Review 16(1) February 1992
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Just Another Day in a Woman's Life? Part II: Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 19(2) March 1992
Nature and Consistency of Long-Term Memories of
Women's First Birth Experiences
Foreword to One Mother to Another: Canadian
W.W. Hunsburger, author, Fifth House Publishers 1992
Women Talk About Pregnancy and Childbirth
Foreword to Easing Labor Pain: The Complete
1992
Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth,
A.B. Lieberman, author, Harvard Common Press
Revised
What's New About Having A Baby? Genesis: Promoting Excellence in Childbirth Education July 1992
Overcoming the Legacy of Childhood Sexual
Abuse: The Role of Caregivers Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 19(4) December 1992
When Should a Child Attend a Sibling s Birth? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 4(3) September 1994
The Epidural Epidemic Birth Gazette 10(4):28-34 Fall 1994
Memories That Really Matter: Effect of Childhood
Sexual Trauma on the Childbearing Woman Childbirth Instructor Magazine 6(3) Winter 1994
"Psychologic and Non-Pharmocologic Techniques Principles and Practice of Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia,
for Labor Pain 2nd ed. eds. Bonica, McDonald, Williams & Wilkins
(Baltimore) 1995
What You Should Know About Active
Management of Labor Childbirth Instructor Magazine 5(1) and 7(4) 1995 and 1997
Reducing Pain and Enhancing Progress in Labor: A
Guide to Non-Pharmacologic Methods for
Maternity Caregivers Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education 22(3) 1995
The Experience of Birth Profoundly Affects
Women and Their Families The Journal of Perinatal Education 5(1) 1996
The Experience of Maternity in a Woman s Life Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 1996
25(3):247-252
The Doula and the Epidural Childbirth Instructor Magazine 6(1):34-35 1996
Childbirth Education and Care for the Childhood International Journal of Childbirth Education September 1996
Sexual Abuse Survivor 11(3)
Childbirth Education in the Year 2000 Childbirth Instructor Magazine 7(3) 1997
The Birth Ball International Journal of Childbirth Educators 14(4) Fall 1999
A Day You ll Never Forget Lamaze Parents Magazine:12-13 1999
Epidural Update Birth Gazette 15(4):12-16 1999
A Doula at Your Birth? Lamaze Parents Magazine:65-66 1999
Epidurals Mothering Magazine 2000
Emotional Support and Physical Comfort in Labor Chapter 18 in Childbirth Education: Research Theory 2000
and Practice. Nichols F. & Humenick S. Saunders
(co-author with Eileen Frederick)
(Philadelphia)
The Birth Ball Childbirth Instructor Magazine 10(1):25 -27 2000
The Meaning of Labor Pain Birth 27(4): 2000
Nulliparas Expectations of Nurses Activities in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 28(1) 2001
Labor (w Ann Tumblin)
The Nature and Management of Labor Pain: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology186(5): S1 -15 2002
Executive Summary (co-author)
Nonpharmacologic relief of pain during labor: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology186(5): 2002
Systematic reviews of five methods (co-author) S131-59
Supportive Care During Labor: A Guide for Busy Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal 2002
Nurses Nursing 31(6): 721-732
Maternal Positions and Pelves Revisited Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 30(2): 130 -132 2003
Emotional Support for the Woman with an International Journal of Childbirth Education 18(3):4 -7 2003
Epidural
Commentary on Freedom of Movement throughout The Journal of Perinatal Education 13(2): 11 -15 2004
Labor
Doulas: Nurturing and Protecting the Woman s IJCE 19(4):16-19 2004
Memory of Her Birth Experience
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Why Birth Matters Today s Parent Pregnancy & Birth, Winter: 16 2004
Update on Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health 49:489 -504 2004
Relive Labor Pain and Prevent Suffering (co-
author)
Why Keep on Keeping On? Journal of Perinatal Education 14(2):5 -7 2005
Childhood Abuse as Loss IJCE 20(3):38-40 Sept 2005
Labor Support. Exploring its Role in Moder n and AWHONN Lifelines 10(1):58-65 Feb-Mar 2006
High-tech Birthing Practices (co-author)
What makes a Good Birth and Why Does it IJCE 21(3):4-6 Sept 2006
Matter?
Why do women go along with this stuff? (co- Birth 33(3):245-50 Sept 2006
author)
Comfort in Labor: How You Can Help Yourself to Childbirth Connection Downloadable from 2007
A Normal Satisfying Childbirth www.childbirthconnection.org
Birth Plans: After 25 Years, Women Still Want to Birth 34(1):49-51 March 2007
Be Heard
Supporting the Laboring Woman Without Injuring IJCE 22(4):17-21 2008
Oneself (co-author)
Nonpharmacological Approaches to Management UpToDate 15.2, www.uptodate.com April 2009
of Labor Pain (co-author)
Early Trauma, its potential impact on the Midwifery Today 90:19-21 Summer 2009
childbearing woman, and the role of the midwife
The Occiput Posterior Fetus: State of the Science Birth 37(1):61-71 2010
and Call for a New Perspective"
Foreword" Prenatal and Perinatal Massage Therapy by Carole 2010
Osborne
2020 Vision for a High-Quality, High-Value Women's Health Issues 20(1S):S7-17 2010
Maternity Care System"
"Pain, Suffering, and Trauma in Labor and Journal of Perinatal Education 20(3):166 -175 2011
Prevention of Subsequent Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder"
OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIAL
Letters to the Editor in Birth and the Family Journal
Book and film reviews in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and
Education
Book reviews in ICEA Bookmarks and Imprints
Film reviews in Women and Health
Ode to Murray Enkin in The Canadian Childbirth Educator April 1990
4(2)
PS from Pennypress biannual editorial newsletter from 1986-1993
Pennypress
Key Questions About Your Care wallet-sized card from Pennypress 1991
Simkin s Ratings of Comfort Measures for Childbirth
poster and booklet from Childbirth 1997
Graphics
Pain Medications Used in Labor and Birth flashcards from Childbirth Graphics 1997
Pregnancy and Childbirth Encarta Encylcopedia Microsoft 2002
Reference CD
Clarifying Your Feelings about Pain and Medications in Childbirth
Childbirth Graphics 1997
(Poster and Handout)
Penny Simkin s Road Map of Labor (Poster, Handout, and Childbirth Graphics 2003, 2007
PowerPoint Presentation)
International Doula Ask Penny Column In International Doula March 2006-
present
Penny Simkin s Safe Positions for the Mother With an Epidural
Childbirth Graphics 2008
(Handout)
AUDIO TAPE
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Relax for Childbirth, with music by Margaret Wakeley Harris Pennypress 1988
VIDEO TAPES & DVDs
Introducing the Doula, with Marshall Klaus and Lyndsey Starkey Doulas of North America 1992
Comfort Measures for Childbirth with Penny Simkin (completely revised) Penny Simkin, Inc. 1995, 2008
Five Births Attended by a Doula Penny Simkin, Inc. 1996
Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual: The 3Rs of Childbirth Penny Simkin, Inc. 2003
INVENTIONS
Squatting bar for Adel Birthing Bed Adel Medical Equipment 1984
Squatting bar, free standing floor model
Birth sling with Jake Levine Penny Simkin, Inc 2003
SELECTED LECTURE TOPICS
The Birth Plan: Is it a Vehicle for Communication and Trust?
Cesareans on the Rise Again
Childbearing in Social Context: How Our Culture and Society Shape Our View of Women and Childbearing
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Impact on the Woman s Later Childbearing
The Doula: Newest Addition to the Maternity Care Team
The Epidemics: Induction, Epidurals, Cesareans: Education & Support of Childbearing Women
Early Childhood Influences on a Woman s Later Childbearing
Eco-Friendly Birth
Emotional Needs of Women in Labor and How to Meet Those Needs
Factors that Influence Post Partum Recovery
Making the Most of Your Birth Experience (2 hour public lecture)
Maternity Care Today: Have We Reached the Tipping Point
Midwives and Doulas: A Natural Alliance or a Redundancy in Care?
More than the Birth of a Baby
More Than Coming Out of Birth Alive
Non-Pharmacologic Methods of Pain Relief in Labor
The OP Fetus: How Little We Know
Psycho-Physiologic Management to Maintaining Normalcy in Labor and Birth
Postpartum: The Neglected Phase of Childbearing
Reducing Cesareans for Dystocia: The Nurses Role
Role Play of Labor: A Unique and Valuable Teaching Technique
The Second Stage Labor: Preparation, Support and Management
Sibling Classes: Content, Handouts, and Video and Slide Presentations
Supporting the Woman with an Epidural
The Seduction of Induction
The Significance of Childbirth to a Woman, a Family, and Society Yesterday and Today
The Three R s: Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual An Approach to Childbirth Education
The "Tipping Point" in Childbirth Education: The Consequences of Ignorance
When Pain Becomes Suffering
Yes, Birth is Normal... But What is Normal Birth?
WORKSHOPS (One day and two day)
When Survivors Give Birth: Counseling Skills and Strategies to Assist Pregnant Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Prepar ing
for Birth for experienced counselors, childbirth educators, or birth professionals, including a 4 -hour version and a two-part 7-hour
version
Labor Support (Doula) Workshops, including a one - or two-day preparatory course for those with little or no background in
childbirth; a basic two-day doula training; and a version of the two-day training in which the first part is open to childbirth
professionals who want to learn about the benefits of a doula, while the second part is only for doula trainees
Doula Teacher Training Workshop for those who are both experienced doulas and childbirth educators
Advanced Doula Training
Workshops for nurses and/or childbirth educators, including teacher enrichment workshops and Unsung Heroines: How Nurses Can
Contribute to Improved Outcomes
Workshops tailored to the preferences of sponsors
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AWARDS AND HONORS
First Annual Award from the Midwives' Association of Washington State for Contributions to Midwifery 1984
Elisabeth Bing Award: ASPO/Lamaze 1996
Corolla Warburg Rothschild Award: Contributions to Maternal Child Health/Maternity Center Association of 2002
New York
Silver Rattle Award, Birth Place at Columbia Center, Milwaukee, WI: In recognition of unequaled contribution 2002
to childbirth
Life Achievement Award, Childbirth and Post Partum Professional Association 2003
Living Treasure, Mothering, No. 123 Mar-Apr 2004
Seattle Midwifery School named their Extension Education Program The Simkin School of Allied Maternity 2008
Vocations
Outstanding Childbirth Professional Award, International Childbirth Education Association 2008
Teresa Dondero Memorial Lecture for ACNM National Conference - OP Fetus: How Little We Know May 26, 2009
Sharon S. Humenick Award, Coalition for Improving Maternity Services March 11, 2011
Honorary Doctorate in Natural Health Arts and Sciences, Bastyr University June 20, 2011
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Married to Peter A. Simkin, MD, since 1958, mother of four grown children, and grandmother of eight.
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