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The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. This title examines critical dimensions of newborn development such as eating and nutrition, bonding and attachment, sleep patterns, sensory development, and pain and pleasure.

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Preface Introduction: A Transition from the Comfort of the Womb to the Reality of the World 1. Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn: Why Infants Arrive Unfinished 2. Crying: The Wakeup Call That Says Everything Has Changed 3. Sleeping: Irregular and Sporadic Sleep Is Normal in the Fourth Trimester 4. Feeding: Breast Milk and Formula 5. Sound: Laying the Foundation for Speech 6. Sight: From Forms to Faces 7. Touch: Pain and Pleasure 8. Physical Development: Getting Ready to Crawl, Walk, and Run 9. Stimulation: Keep It Real, Keep It Simple 10. Mom and Dad: The Parents' Fourth Trimester Notes Acknowledgments Index

The Fourth Trimester

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 20 March 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520267121
      978-0520267121
      ISBN-10 0520267125
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      Health & Wellbeing Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice, topics and issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. This title examines critical dimensions of newborn development such as eating and nutrition, bonding and attachment, sleep patterns, sensory development, and pain and pleasure.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction: A Transition from the Comfort of the Womb to the Reality of the World 1. Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn: Why Infants Arrive Unfinished 2. Crying: The Wakeup Call That Says Everything Has Changed 3. Sleeping: Irregular and Sporadic Sleep Is Normal in the Fourth Trimester 4. Feeding: Breast Milk and Formula 5. Sound: Laying the Foundation for Speech 6. Sight: From Forms to Faces 7. Touch: Pain and Pleasure 8. Physical Development: Getting Ready to Crawl, Walk, and Run 9. Stimulation: Keep It Real, Keep It Simple 10. Mom and Dad: The Parents' Fourth Trimester Notes Acknowledgments Index

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