About the Book

The Premature Baby Book helps parents of premature babies become comfortable with their potentially bewildering new roles. Among the topics covered:
- Getting to know the important people, and the cutting-edge equipment, in the neonatology infant care unit
- Head-to-toe, system-by-system--a tour of a preemie's unique features and needs
- Methods for dealing with the fears and feelings common to new parents of preemies
- How parents can bond with their newborn even during the infant's extended stay at the hospital
- Breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding, and how to develop a healthy feeding pattern in the early days
- Necessary preparations for bringing baby home
- Common concerns and medical challenges during the first year
- Like the Sears's bestselling The Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book focuses on the essential needs of babies--eating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort--and covers virtually every aspect of caring for the premature infant.
- More than a million copies of the books in the Sears Parenting Library have been sold to date--and the books remain perennial bestsellers. The Premature Baby Book is the eleventh book in this popular series.
- William Sears, M.D., has practiced as a pediatrician for more than 30 years. Martha Sears is a registered nurse, child-birth educator, and breastfeeding consultant. Drs. Robert and James Sears are their two oldest sons and are both board-certified pediatricians at the Sears Family Pediatric Practice in San Clemente, California.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 244 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Little Brown and Company (Jan. 31st, 2004)

ISBN-10: 0316738220

ISBN-13: 9780316738224

Dimensions: 7.48 x 9.20 x 0.80 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.08 lbs

• Categories: Infant Life Stage Books & Toddler Life Stage Books