NICU - An Insider's Guide

By Dr. Chuck Downing

Questions and comments like "Why are there so many tubes?" "It sounds like their speaking a foreign language in here!" and many others are overheard daily in the waiting area and inside a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - NICU. Once a child is admitted to NICU, parents, already traumatized by the sometimes very premature birth of their child, find themselves as outsiders in a true insiders' world.Wouldn't it be nice if there was a book on NICU written for laypeople from an "insider's" viewpoint?This is that book!In NICU - An Insider's Guide, award-winning author C. R. Downing delivers to the reader with just what the title promises, information and examples of NICU process and procedure. Downing's chapter titled Insider Information provides easy to read explanations of terms with which he is all too familiar. His granddaughter, Hadley Marie, was born 11 weeks prematurely and spent 60 days in NICU.Hadley's story provides a common thread throughout the book. Each chapter explores one aspect of NICU life. From Inside in a Hurry through Issues and Crisis Times, to Life After NICU, Downing weaves a compelling tapestry of narrative and information. This is a resource you will want to share with others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543073034
• ISBN13: 9781543073034
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"