Offers information and personal stories on a broad range of issues associated with premature birth including what to expect in labour and delivery, parenting in the neonatal intensive care unit, coping with complications, how prematurity affects development, taking your baby hom…
Offers parents of premature babies an overview of what they can expect immediately following birth, during their child's stay in the NICU, after coming home, and through the toddler years. The author includes her own reflections on caring for her premature sons.
From an ob/gyn and a mom to preemie boys, essential advice on raising premature babies from birth through toddlerhood.
An OB/GYN and mother of premature triplets offers parents a guide to overcoming the medical and psychological issues posed by premature birth.
Over the past few years a remarkably rapid evolution in the professional level of neonatology and in the survival of immature infants has been witnessed. Persisting ductus arteriosus is common in this population and is associated with impaired longterm outcome. Many uncertaintie…
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Physiological Challenges that Undermine Successful Breastfeeding for the Late Preterm Infant; Prologue; Chapter 1: Defining the Late Preterm Infant; Who is the Late Preterm Infant?; A New …
"This is the spellbinding tale of a mysterious doctor who revolutionized neonatal care more than one hundred years ago and saved some seven thousand babies. Dr. Martin Couney's story is a kaleidoscopic ride through the intersection of ebullient entrepreneurship, enlightened pedi…
"The extraordinary tale of how a mysterious immigrant "doctor" became the revolutionary innovator of saving premature babies-by placing them in incubators in World's Fair side shows and on Coney Island and Atlantic City. What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? As Dawn …
"This is the spellbinding tale of a mysterious doctor who revolutionized neonatal care more than one hundred years ago and saved some seven thousand babies. Dr. Martin Couney's story is a kaleidoscopic ride through the intersection of ebullient entrepreneurship, enlightened pedi…
Low birthweight (LBW) is a major determinant of infant mortality in the US. Infants weighing 5.5 pounds or less are almost 40 times more likely to die during their 1st 4 weeks of life than the normal birthweight infant. Additionally, LBW survivors are at increased risk of health…
Low birthweight (LBW) is a major determinant of infant mortality in the US. Infants weighing 5.5 pounds or less are almost 40 times more likely to die during their 1st 4 weeks of life than the normal birthweight infant. Additionally, LBW survivors are at increased risk of health…
