The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies -- From Birth Through the Toddler Years and Beyond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738213934)

Having a premature baby--a 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 worry--with 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 Primer" is a comprehensive resource, covering topics from delivery, hospitalization, and preemie development to parenting multiples, handling health issues, and finding special-needs programs. Compassionate, engaging, and medically grounded, "The Preemie Primer" is the first book on prematurity to combine the insight of a doctor with the experience of a mom.

Author: Jennifer Gunter
ISBN-10: 0738213934
ISBN-13: 9780738213934
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2010
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d