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Describes steps parents can take at every stage of the preemie experience, including preparing for the possibility a birth will be pre-term, coping strategies for immediately after the birth, understanding the needs of the "unfinished baby," dealing with the unexpected such as jealousy and going ho…

Author: McDermott-Perez, Lisa

Place of Publication: Westport, CT

Publisher: Praeger

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: Hardcover, 172 p.

Subject: Premature Infants; Parenting; Infants; Intensive Care Units-Neonatal. Infants

Abstract: Describes steps parents can take at every stage of the preemie experience, including preparing for the possibility a birth will be pre-term, coping strategies for immediately after the birth, understanding the needs of the "unfinished baby," dealing with the unexpected such as jealousy and going home alone, bonding, advocacy, taking the needs of others into consideration, self-empowerment, anxiety and the focus on the future, inspiration and hope, the role of the father, and what to do when all concerned are at the breaking point.

ISBN: 978-0275989064

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Call Number: GK 520 MCD 2007

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