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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"This is a gripping medical narrative that brings readers into the complex world of newborn intensive care, where brilliant but imperfect doctors do all they can to coax life into their tiny, injured patients. Dr. Adam Wolfberg--journalist, physician specializing in high-risk pregnancies, and father to a child born weighing under two pounds--describes his daughter Larissa's precipitous birth at six months, which left her tenuously hanging on to life...
Publisher
American Academy Of Pediatrics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They often feel lost and powerless amidst this new world of medical vocabulary, technology, and numerous health care providers. Understanding the NICU will guide you through your NICU journey, help you communicate with members of the NICU team, and learn about your baby's condition so that you can ask questions and participate as a valuable partner...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fei explores the value of a human life: from the spreadsheets wielded by cost-cutting executives to the insidious notions of risk surrounding modern pregnancy; from the wondrous history of medical innovation in the care of premature infants to contemporary analyses of what their lives are worth; and finally, to the depths of her own struggle to make sense of her daughter's arrival in the world.
Author
Publisher
Blue Manatee Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Baby Bookworm, written by pediatrician Dr. John Hutton and physician-scientist and neonatologist Dr. V.G. Jain, was designed with NICU babies and parents in mind. Rhyming and soothing text combine with gentle watercolor illustrations offering support to families during the often-anxious time spent in the NICU. Baby Bookworm is intended for parents and caregivers to read to their babies in the NICU to help their babies feel calm and loved.
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