The premature birth of a baby is both a medical and family crisis. Below are some recommended guides to help you through one of the most difficult times in your life.
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Newborn Intensive Care: What Every
Parent Needs to Know
3rd Edition (2009) by Jeannette Zaichkin American Academy of Pediatrics Elk Grove Village, IL ...What Every Parent Needs to Know is an essential resource for any parent with a premature infant. |
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Parenting Your Premature Baby and
Child: The Emotional Journey
(2004) by Deborah L. Davis and Mara Tesler Stein Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO ...Within the pages of this comprehensive guide, parents will find compassionate support, practical suggestions for coping and adjusting, and advice that empowers them to handle an array of emotions. |
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Preemie Parents: Recovering from the
Baby’s Premature Birth
(2007) by Lisa McDermott-Perez Praeger Publishers Westport, CT ...premature births in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years, with premature birth now designated the #1 obstetrics problem in the United States - affecting some 12 percent of all births. |
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Preemies: The Essential Guide for
Parents of Premature Babies
(2000) by Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli and Mia Wechsler Doron Pocket Books New York ...the only resource of its kind -- a comprehensive "Dr. Spock"-like reference that is both reassuring and realistic, delivering up-to-the-minute information on medical care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. |
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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 First Years
(2000) by Susan L. Madden The Harvard Common Press Boston ...real life stories from parents of preemies, easy to understand summaries of the latest research on preterm children, and a wealth of day-by-day, month-to-month guidance, this is an authoritative book full of wisdom and encouragement. |
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The Premature Baby Book: Everything
You Need to Know About Your Premature Baby From Birth to Age One
(2004) by William Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears and Martha Sears Little, Brown and Company New York ...helps parents of premature babies become comfortable with their potentially bewildering new roles. |
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What to Do When Your Baby Is
Premature: A Parent’s Handbook for Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy and Caring
for the Preterm Infant
(2000) by Joseph A.Garcia-Prats and Sharon Simmons Hornfischer Three Rivers Press New York ...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. |
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Your Premature Baby: Everything You
Need to Know about Childbirth, Treatment, and Parenting
(1998) by Frank P. Manginello and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo John Wiley & Sons New York ...new and expanded edition covers the latest procedures, equipment, and medications, and includes the most current information available on multiple births, respiratory treatments, nutrition, diagnostic imaging, follow-up therapies, and more. |
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Your Premature Baby: The First Five
Years
(2003) by Nikki Bradford Firefly Books Buffalo, NY ...the only book that informs and guides parents right from their baby's too-early birth into the growing years. |
Online Sites:
- American Asso for Premature Infants (AAPI)
- Asso for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Retinal Diseases (ROPARD)
- Baby Center
- CDC
- FamilyDoctor.org
- HealthyChildren.org
- KidsHealth.org
- March of Dimes South Carolina Chapter
- MyChildWithoutLimits.org
- National Perinatal Association
- Parents of Premature Babies
- Precious Beginnings: Parents Supporting Parents of Critically Ill Newborns
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