Synopses & Reviews
Twenty-two engrossing stories of babies born prematurely, written by those who felt the agony and the elation the most--their parents.
In painstaking and heartfelt detail, these parents shore their ordeals: their fears, their joys, the stories of where they turned for help, their tips and most important, their triumphs.
Meet babies like:
Samuel Warren, who was born at 1 pound 8 ounces when his mother went into preterm labor
Bo Smith, the miracle baby born at only 8 inches long after his mother suffered an antibody disorder
Sara Stomseth, born at 1 pound 15 ounces before modern advances in meonatology and giving no chance of living
Ryan White, the ultimate proof that parents should never give up hope
Living Miracles includes a complete glossary of premature-baby medical terms and is organized by the weeks of gestation of the baby at birth from 23 to 36.
Review
"Go(es) passionately into the deepest reaches of the experience of parenting a premature baby." --
Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
In heartfelt detail, parents of premature babies who survived share their ordeals, their tips, their stories of where they turned for help -- and in the end their triumphs. Meet preemies like Bo Smith: "After a miscarriage, Bo was conceived. He frightened his mother when she began to abort him spontaneously due to an antibody disorder. Bo proved he was a miracle by growing from one pound three ounces and 8 inches long to being the light of his parents' life at one year old". Living Miracles includes a foreword by neonatologist Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, as well as a complete glossary of premature baby medical terms. Living Miracles also includes snapshots of each child "then" and "now", and is organized by the weeks of gestation of the baby at birth, from 23 to 36. The stories are moving, uplifting and authentic -- perfect inspiration for new parents of preemies.
About the Author
Kimberly A. Powell is the department chair of Linguistics and Communications at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
Kim Wilson is a freelance writer and a certified Iowa Child Advocate. Both are parents are children born prematurely and thriving today. Both reach out to parents of preemies through volunteer work and public speaking engagements.