Preemie Primer A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies -- from Birth Through the Toddler Years and Beyond

Name: Preemie Primer A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies -- from Birth Through the Toddler Years and Beyond
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ISBN: 9780738213934

ISBN-10: 0738213934

ISBN-13: 9780738213934

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jennifer Gunter

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Having a premature babya 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 worrywith 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 Primeris a comprehensive resource, covering topics from delivery, hospitalization, and preemie development to parenting multiples, handling health issues, and finding special-needs…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 6/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.95" wide x 8.95" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword



Prologue: Our Story



The Beginning



Prematurity 101



Causes of Prematurity and Interventions



Multiple Pregnancy



Your Delivery



Your Premature Baby and the Hospital



The First Few Days



Prematurity and the Lungs



The Cardiovascular System



The Nervous System and Prematurity



Infection in the NICU



Blood: Understanding Tests and Disorders



Nutrition and Feeding in the Hospital



Gastrointestinal Problems in the NICU



Vision and Hearing



The Mind-Body Connection



Emotional Health



Medical Mindfulness



Making the System Work for you



Navigating Your Health Insurance



Prescription Drugs



Government and Other Assistance Programs



Life at Home



Going Home



Primary Care



Infection Control



Lungs at Home



Growth and Nutrition



The Preemie Gastrointestinal Tract: Constipation, Reflux, Food Allergies, and Colic



Milestones and Neurological Concerns



Preemies Get Diaper Rash, Too



Other Things you Should Know



What No One Else Will Tell You


Epilogue: If We Did It, So Can You


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Appendix: Growth Charts for Boys and Girls


Glossary


Index