Your Newborn: Head to Toe: Everything You Want to Know About Your Baby's Health through The First Year

by Cara Natterson

An authoritative resource that parents can refer to about their baby's health, from newborn through the first year, this book features scores of references to reliable Web sites and other sources of the most up-to-date pediatric information for parents.

Genres: Parenting

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

DR. CARA NATTERSON is a leading voice in puberty and adolescent health. A pediatrician, speaker, and the co-host of the This Is So Awkward podcast, she is the author of ten books including the bestselling This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained and the New York Times bestselling "The Care and Keeping of You" series.

When her own kids started puberty, Cara founded Less Awkward, the first company aimed at making puberty less cringey and more comfortable with both product and content. These days, puberty starts between 8-10 for most kids and it lasts a decade. The kids going through it and the adults helping them all deserve less cringe and more joy, which is why everything Cara does delivers crucial information in a relatable, reliable way.

Cara graduated from Harvard college and Johns Hopkins Medical School, trained at UCSF. She has two college aged kids and lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Margaret Chind · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Checked out from the Arlington Public Library*

Your Newborn Head to Toe is an interesting reference. When we first got here (to Arlington, Tennessee) and all my books were boxed up, we went to check out the library and I found a few interesting titles on the shelves to peruse. One of which was this book. For quick reference in reading a little in depth about specific issues dealing with very anatomical systems this is a good book. I would not necessarily buy a copy, but for checking out from the library for a reference it is good.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not a read-from-cover-to-cover sort of book, unless you're bored, like I was when I read this. It's more of a reference.

Basically it covers health issues from head to toe (literally, it goes from head to foot, covering each body part in a separate section) that you may come accross in your baby from birth through 12 months. So I guess I just re-stated the title of the book.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for new parents--we used it practically the moment our little girl was born, and have continued to use it throughout her first weeks. It saved us a couple calls to the pediatrician (and from sleepless nights, which we can't afford right now!).