Fourth Trimester Understanding, Protecting, and Nurturing an Infant Through the First Three Months

Name: Fourth Trimester Understanding, Protecting, and Nurturing an Infant Through the First Three Months
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ISBN: 9780520267121

ISBN-10: 0520267125

ISBN-13: 9780520267121

Edition: 2013

Authors: Susan Brink

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The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. The fourth trimester has more in common with the nine months that came before than with the lifetime that follows. This comprehensive, intimate, and much-needed "operating manual" for newborns presents a new paradigm of a baby's early life that shifts our focus and alters our priorities.Combining the latest scientific findings with real-life stories and experiences, Susan Brink examines critical dimensions of newborn development such as eating and nutrition, bonding and attachment, sleep patterns, sensory development, pain and…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/20/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: A Transition from the Comfort of the Womb to the Reality of the World



Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn: Why Infants Arrive Unfinished



Crying: The Wakeup Call That Says Everything Has Changed



Sleeping: Irregular and Sporadic Sleep Is Normal in the Fourth Trimester



Feeding: Breast Milk and Formula



Sound: Laying the Foundation for Speech



Sight: From Forms to Faces



Touch: Pain and Pleasure



Physical Development: Getting Ready to Crawl, Walk, and Run



Stimulation: Keep It Real, Keep It Simple



Mom and Dad: The Parents' Fourth Trimester


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index