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What To do When Your Baby is Premature Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition
by Joseph A. Garcia-Prats
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- Paperback
Providing up-to-the-minute, life-saving information for parents of the 500,000 premature infants born every year, this book is filled with the reassuring voices of other parents who have lived through every stage of the experience. 10 line drawings.
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Details
- Title What To do When Your Baby is Premature
- Author Joseph A. Garcia-Prats
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition [ Edition: reprint ]
- Condition Used - Good Condition
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harmony/Rodale, New York
- Date 2000-11-14
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6792459
- ISBN 9780812931099 / 0812931092
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.12 x 0.99 in (23.42 x 15.54 x 2.51 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Pregnancy - Complications, Infants (Premature) - Care
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99086497
- Dewey Decimal Code 618.920
From the publisher
From the jacket flap
"What's happening to me? Is my baby going to be okay?"
Maybe you're reading this guide because you've been told you're at high risk for having a premature baby. Or perhaps you're reading it after your baby's unexpectedly early birth, and you're wondering what the future holds for this incredibly tiny person. You'll find all the answers you need in this comprehensive guide for parents, the first book to fully discuss both coping with high-risk pregnancy and caring for your premature baby. Topics include:
Managing the High-Risk Pregnancy: Stalling preterm labor, coping with bed rest, medications to help the baby
The First Twenty-four Hours after Delivery: What to expect right after the baby's born, coping with insurance, and more
Your Preemie's Growth and Maturation: What to expect in terms of physical appearance and development for 24-, 28-, and 32-week preemies
The NICU: What the neonatal intensive care unit looks like, equipment and staff, and how to be a good NICU parent
Bringing Your Preemie Home: Getting your home ready, managing anxiety, feeding your preemie, keeping Dad involved
Later-Life Development: Health, growth, and cognitive and psychological development as your baby matures
Prematurity and the Special Needs Child: How to help your child lead a full life
Featuring the most up-to-date medical information available and filled with the voices of dozens of parents who've been in your shoes, this reassuring guide will help you make the best choices for yourself and your baby.
Maybe you're reading this guide because you've been told you're at high risk for having a premature baby. Or perhaps you're reading it after your baby's unexpectedly early birth, and you're wondering what the future holds for this incredibly tiny person. You'll find all the answers you need in this comprehensive guide for parents, the first book to fully discuss both coping with high-risk pregnancy and caring for your premature baby. Topics include:
Managing the High-Risk Pregnancy: Stalling preterm labor, coping with bed rest, medications to help the baby
The First Twenty-four Hours after Delivery: What to expect right after the baby's born, coping with insurance, and more
Your Preemie's Growth and Maturation: What to expect in terms of physical appearance and development for 24-, 28-, and 32-week preemies
The NICU: What the neonatal intensive care unit looks like, equipment and staff, and how to be a good NICU parent
Bringing Your Preemie Home: Getting your home ready, managing anxiety, feeding your preemie, keeping Dad involved
Later-Life Development: Health, growth, and cognitive and psychological development as your baby matures
Prematurity and the Special Needs Child: How to help your child lead a full life
Featuring the most up-to-date medical information available and filled with the voices of dozens of parents who've been in your shoes, this reassuring guide will help you make the best choices for yourself and your baby.
