Description
Book SynopsisA reassuring and realistic comprehensive guide to preemie medical care—now updated to reflect the many advances in neonatology.Preemies, Second Edition is the only parents’ reference resource of its kind—delivering up-to-the-minute information on medical care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. Authors Dana Wechsler Linden and Emma Trenti Paroli are parents who have “been there.” Together with neonatologist Mia Wechsler Doron, they answer the dozens of questions that parents will have at every stage—from high-risk pregnancy through preemie hospitalization, to homecoming and the preschool years—imparting a vast, detailed store of knowledge in clear language that all readers can understand.
Preemies, Second Edition covers topics related to premature birth, including:
-What are your risk factors for having a premature baby?
-Can you do something to delay early labor?
-What do doctors know a
Trade Review"This extremely comprehensive and informative book, written in plain language, will serve as a comforting companion for parents and health-care professionals alike."
—Avroy A Fanaroff, M.D., FRCP[E]
Professor, Pediatrics and Neonatology,
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Co-director, Division of Neonatology,
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland
“A practical and reassuring source of information”
- Liza Cooper, LMSW; Director, NICU Family Support; March of Dimes Foundation
“This is the best book I’ve ever read for parents of premature infants. It’s accurate, up-to-date, and contains the answers to just about every question I’ve ever been asked….”
- Jerold F. Lucey, M.D., F.A.A.P.; Editor Emeritus,
Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics and University Scholar; Henry Wallace Professor of Neonatology; University of Vermont College of Medicine
“The book is packed with the kind of information that parents really want….It’s a trustworthy resource to aid parents through the uncertainties of very special deliveries.” – Parenting Magazine
