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The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies--from Birth through the Toddler Years and Beyond
Jennifer Gunter
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Description for The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies--from Birth through the Toddler Years and Beyond
Paperback. From an ob/gyn and a mom to preemie boys, essential advice on raising premature babies from birth through toddlerhood Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MJWN; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Having a premature baby,a baby born before the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy, can be a crash course in both medicine and health economics, not just in parenting. Parents face complex information, difficult decisions, and overwhelming grief and worry,with challenges that often extend well beyond those early days and weeks. As an ob/gyn, Dr. Jennifer Gunter has delivered hundreds of premature babies, but as a mother of preemie triplets, she also understands the heartbreak and challenges of prematurity. The Preemie Primer is a comprehensive resource, covering topics from delivery, hospitalization, and preemie development to parenting multiples, handling health issues, ... Read more
Having a premature baby,a baby born before the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy, can be a crash course in both medicine and health economics, not just in parenting. Parents face complex information, difficult decisions, and overwhelming grief and worry,with challenges that often extend well beyond those early days and weeks. As an ob/gyn, Dr. Jennifer Gunter has delivered hundreds of premature babies, but as a mother of preemie triplets, she also understands the heartbreak and challenges of prematurity. The Preemie Primer is a comprehensive resource, covering topics from delivery, hospitalization, and preemie development to parenting multiples, handling health issues, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780738213934
SKU
V9780738213934
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About Jennifer Gunter
Jen Gunter, MD, is an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician. She writes a lot about sex, science, and social media and is The New York Times bestselling author of The Vagina Bible. She has been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women's health. In addition to her academic publications, her writing ... Read more
Reviews for The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies--from Birth through the Toddler Years and Beyond
Stephen Berman, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, University Colorado School of Medicine, Past President American Academy of Pediatrics "As a pediatrician who cares for children with complex medical conditions, many of whom were born very prematurely, I recommend The Preemie Primer as a must-read for families of preemies. Caring for these fragile infants and children requires a partnership with parents ... Read more