Your Premature Baby and Child

By Amy E. Tracey

The only comprehensive guide for the parents of "preemies"-from homecoming to the school years. Every day new progress is being made in the care of babies born prematurely, helping them grow up as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042516506X
• ISBN13: 9780425165065
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

This was my bible

This was the best book I have seen for premature babies. When our twin boys were born at 29 weeks, the hospital gave us a book that we could refer to. Everytime you would look at the book it scared you to death. I found this book and I kept it with me at all times. When ever anything came up I would refer to it. The book is very realistic but also very positive. I still refer to it even though our boys are 2. The book is very helpful. I would recomend this book to everyone. It really helped us out through this difficult time.

The definitive resource for parents of preemies

Nothing can prepare you for the experience of having a premature baby. Often, once home with baby, parents are confronted with a child who is obviously different from the typical infant. Finding information and support is difficult, because of the very isolating nature of the experience- a tiny, often ill baby isn't able to cope with being carried to environments where parents could find support. In addition, outcomes are difficult to predict and preemies' issues can be as diverse as their personalities. Fortunately, Amy Tracy and Dianne Maroney's Your Premature Baby and Child provides insight and information in a practical guide that should reside on every preemie parent's bookshelf. Each chapter offers honest assurances about the emotional aspects of caring for a preemie, as well as accurate and detailed information about everything ranging from the homecoming experience, medical concerns, development and early intervention all the way through to beginning school. The epilogue is especially helpful; it validates the emotional effects of prematurity and offers insights from other parents, whose hope and understanding encourage those new to the roller coaster of prematurity. This book is one of the best resources written yet for parents of children born prematurely.

Wow ! This book is so very helpful !

Our twin preemies were born at the begining of December 1999, by the end of December we knew we needed HELP ! We bought this book and have used it almost everyday since. Because of this book we were able to diagnose a problem with one of our sons before the doctor even saw him. When we told him the signs and symptoms of the problem and what we thought was the cause he agreed and was amazed that we even knew about the problem. We would not have known if we did not have this book. It also makes you feel like you are not alone coping with a premature infant. We have gotten more information from this book than we got from our local hospital. My husband and I would recommend this book to anyone that has a premature infant or infants. Thank you very much for writing this book.

An essential resource for every parent of a premature baby.

Your Premature Baby and Child by Amy Tracy and Dianne Maroney provides support and valuable information for one of the most difficult tasks of raising a child born prematurely - the transition home from the hospital. This book is an essential resource for every parent of a premature baby - it continues the story of caring for your premature baby from the point where other books stop. Although the intensity of experience lessons after leaving the hospital, parents find themselves in a new world in providing for a baby with special needs. Now the parents are the ones who are ultimately responsible for the health and well being of their child - it is an immense and sometimes frightening responsibility, requiring parents to assume many new roles. The excellent selection of quotes from parents bring a level of emotional depth and experience to the Your Premature Baby and Child both valuable and affirming to parents going down the same road.

Excellent resource for parents of preemie toddlers.

This is the only resource I have found that still provides information for my eighteen month old twins that were born at 26 weeks. This book does a wonderful job of defining conditions that are a direct result of prematurity of birth. It also discusses in detail how to view your child developmentally and when you as a parent need to be concerned and enlist the aid of other healthcare professionals. I have found it extremely helpful.