The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies -- From Birth Through the Toddler Years and Beyond

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
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 06/29/2010
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780738213934
ISBN10: 0738213934
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Infants & Toddlers | General

About the Author
Jennifer Gunter, MD, is an internationally renowned ob/gyn and leading expert in the field of women's pain medicine. She lives in Mill Valley, California.