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The Preemie Parents' Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the Firs
For parents of the nearly 300,000 babies born prematurely each year, The Preemie Parents' Companion is full of necessary information about where their baby stays in the hospital, who cares for him, and what complication he may face. This book also helps parents learn how to hold their preemie, read his body language, and participate in his hospital care. Because preemies' ...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
August 30th 2000
by Harvard Common Press
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Admist all of our YA and adult book reviews, why am I reviewing a non-ficiton book about preemies? For my sweet little baby girl, Ava Grace who was born seven weeks early and weighed only three pounds. And because today I walk along with my family and friends with thousands of others to raise money and awareness so that one day all babies will be born healthy.
Ava Grace: From the moment Ava was born it was apparent she would not be coming home with us anytime soon, she was so small, w...more
Ava Grace: From the moment Ava was born it was apparent she would not be coming home with us anytime soon, she was so small, w...more
On the one hand, this book has some useful information in it. On the other hand, a lot of it is pretty outdated now, and neonatology is one field where things can change FAST so that is a big deal. On yet another hand, while it is very comprehensive about things that go wrong, I think it might dwell a little too much on complications and scary things. While the NICU experience is anything but fun, most babies DO eventually go home with their parents. And most of the time spent there is spent wai...more
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Overall useful information but a little outdated
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