Customer Reviews

Baby and Child A-Z Medical Handbook (Perigee)

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This book has always provided useful information 'at your fingertips' whenever needed. From the most minor baby afflictions to diseases that run rampant through daycares and schools.

Notifications and postings of sicknesses making their way through these social centers become more manageable when I can reference them and be on the lookout for symptoms. It has been a real life saver!

I buy this book for all the new mothers that I know.

Easy to read, with illustrations, A-Z medical problems that arise with children. Includes easy to read symptoms, what to do and when to call a doctor.I give it to all my friends with new babies.A great resource in the middle of the night when your child is ill.

This really wasn't what I expected. It is literally an alphabetical listing of childhood illnesses with a BRIEF blurb about the illness, symptoms and treatments. It is not very detailed and does not include all illnesses one might be concerned about. Provides no way for referencing by symptom... Very elementary test.... I can not recommend it at all.

This is a wonderful resource book. It is so easy to find what you need and has saved a few trips to the doctor for us. I have used it for years and it makes a great new mother gift.

This is the best shower gift I ever received. I received this book 13 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child and I am still using it today. It is a great easy reference book for not only new Moms, but old Moms as well. With three kids, it has kept me from calling the doctor with stupid questions many times. Great gift!

I love it! This book was given to me by a very dear friend
15 yrs ago! Still use it.

This was my bible with my first child. I buy one for everyone close to me who is expecting. It's not just informative but easy to use. The process of elimination, isolating what your child's illness could be until you speak to or get to the pediatrician , provides peace of mind. It's the only source I ever needed. I still use it, and for the adults as well!

A number of child-care books have the frustrating problem of being too vague. For example, a number of books I own will say something along the lines of: "if there is X symptom, call your doctor." But I want to know what does X symptom mean? Why is it occurring and why do I need to call the doctor? This book is helpful in these regards.

You look up a symptom such as "rashes" and it will lead you to the various diseases/illnesses that express themselves with rashes, and you can try to figure out which one best fits your child. The book is also arranged alphabetically so that you can look up, e.g., "diarrhea" and it will list the common causes, the symptoms, how to treat it, whether you should consult a doctor, what the doctor might do, etc.

A very useful diagnostic tool.

(If it came with photographs rather than drawings, I would give it 5 stars.)

My daughter is now 21 years old. That's about how long I've owned this book. When it was late at night and
I had no one to call, this was there for me. We still keep this on the book shelf and consult it from time to time.
I think it is so great, I always give it as a shower gift for a first time mom.

Miriam Stoppard has written an outstanding work of reference of common & not so common childhood illnesses & injury. The outstanding feature of this work teaches the parent when it's OKay NOT to take baby to the doctor. It teaches the parent what problems can effectively be dealt with at home, and how to deal with each problem. It also includes threshold signs & symptoms that identify when it really is time to get the little one to professional, competent medical care. The book also advises the parent when it's time to activate EMS for the most urgent medical emergencies. As an Emergency Paramedic I give copies of this book away to friends, family and patients like candy. This is an outstanding work that no home with children under ten years of age should be without.