Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years [Paperback]

Nikki Bradford (Author), Sandra Lousada (Photographer), Jonathan Hellmann (Contributor), Sharyn Gibbins (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Your Premature Baby is the definitive guide to every aspect of nurturing a child who is born too soon. Reassuring and frank, it is the only book that informs and guides parents right from their baby's too-early birth into the growing years.

Features of this book:

• Exactly how prematurity affects a baby
• Explains hospital terms, procedures, treatments, and equipment
• What to expect as your baby progresses through treatment and procedures
• Gives advice for coping practically and emotionally
• Help and ideas for parents from when their baby comes home up to age 5
• Discusses the latest research into the causes of prematurity and its preventions
• Offers a wide variety of resources for further information and support

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Editorial Reviews

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The book on preemies ... comfort, support and a medical roadmap. (Judy Waggoner Appleton Post-Crescent 20030513)

Clear, compassionate language... decodes medical jargon... practical advice on how parents can cope, physically and emotionally. (Georgia Family 200310)

A support guide for parents of these babies... how to cope with the reality of a baby who came too early. (Jamie Quinney Atlanta Parent 200503)

No-nonsense, straightforward, easy to read... This is a 'must read' for all parents of premature infants. (Dr Tammy Clifford Canadian Family Physician 200308)

Decodes medical jargon, proposes ways that parents can work with hospital medical staff, and discusses the importance of therapeutic touch. (Molly Frederick Contemporary Pediatrics 200408)

This clear, concise, and informative book is sure to be read and reread by parent of premature babies. (Fox Valley Kids )

A very useful book for parents who have a premature infant... useful tips and advice for parents. (Sandra De Groote E-Streams )

About the Author

Nikki Bradford is an award-winning author and medical journalist. A former health correspondent for Good Housekeeping magazine, her books includes the best-selling The Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Complementary Health and The Miraculous World of Your Unborn Baby.

Dr. Jonathan Hellmann, MBBCh, FCP(SA), FRCP(C) is the Clinical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He is also Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto.

Sharyn Gibbins, RN, MSc, PhD is a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and Head of Interdisciplinary Research and Evidence-based Practice at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books; 1 edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552976556
• ISBN-13: 978-1552976555
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,058,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More like The First Three Months ..., January 28, 2004

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Lynda Talbot (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years (Paperback)

This book has lots of information about the hospital stay and I would recommend only to parents whose baby has just been born. My baby has been home for several months, and because the title said "The First Five Years" I was very disappointed. There was very little of relevance to me now or for the future.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for the new preemie parent, February 13, 2005

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Allison Martin "Book Reviewer" (comeunity.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource for a new parent of a preemie. Its primary focus is on parenting your baby in the NICU, and its filled with advice on how to handle your baby, ways to provide comfort and more protection and assistance in interacting with professionals in the NICU. Overall it is a comforting book which introduces you to the astonishing world of neonatal intensive care.

The title is really a bit of a misnomer, as what the book does best is provide information for the new parent, especially one whose baby is doing relatively well and is not extremely premature. For someone whose situation is more fragile, I would recommend this be supplemented by one of the more extensive books in our recommendations on prematurity.org. However, there is a broad audience for this book, as most preemies will do well in the NICU and after; for those parents this is a gentle and supportive introduction.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it was ok, February 28, 2010

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Sophia Carvajal "booksbaby" (Hammond, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years (Paperback)

I honestly thought it would be about the first 5 years but it was mainly about the hospital stay. It did explained about procedures and things like that. It really didnt have anything about after, when they got to come home. No milestones info or catching up or maybe any problems your baby may have.