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PREEMIES: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF PREMATURE BABIES
Reviewed by: Maureen Connolly
Author: Dana Weschler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, and Mia Weschler Doron, M.D.
Publisher/Manufacturer: Pocket Books
Any parent who has given birth to a premature baby, or who expects to due to pregnancy complications, should pick up
Preemies (Pocket).
Preemies
is a comprehensive, accessible, hands-on book offering a wealth of
information to parents about the weeks before the delivery, the birth,
hospital stay, bringing baby home and the preschool years.
Authors
Linden and Paroli are both mothers of premature babies and Doron is a
practicing neonatologist. Together they cover a multitude of topics
that come up for parents of preemies -- including bonding, feeding,
infections and health problems their child may encounter during the
first few years of life. Their tone is authoritative and reassuring --
a real comfort for any parent who's facing or will face the challenges
of caring for a premature baby.
