Synopses & Reviews
The Premature Baby Book is the result of seven years of intense research into medical literature, and of interview with neonatologists, intensive care nurses, social workers, therapists and hundreds of parents of prematures. From her research and personal experience, Helen Harrison knows exactly what parents want and need to know to deal with the emotional, medical, and practical issues facing them after the birth of a premature baby.
Proceeds from the sale of The Premature Baby Book will be donated to organizations that help premature babies and their families.
Review
"The book is splended and will certainly fill a real need for mothers and fathers of prematures. I admire the scholarly approach--it's a great job!" --T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Chief of the Child Development Unit at Harvard Medican School; author of
Doctor & Child, Infants & Mothers, Toddlers & Parents, and
On Becoming a Family"I am impressed...just the kind of thing that is so badly needed...strikes just the right note with the balance of information and the experiences of parents." --Martin P.M. Richards, Ph.D., psychologist, Child Care Development Group, University of Cambridge, England
"Helen Harrison and Ann Kositsky have done a monumental job in producing this book, which so sentively integrates the facts and feelings accompanying premature birth." --from the Foreward by Roberta A. Ballard, M.D., Chief, Department of Pediatrics and Director, Newborn Services, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California
"While my daughter was in the nursery, I read and reread the medical sections pertaining to her condition. The information was a great help and a comfort to me. At last, a 'Doctor Spock' for parents of preamature babies!" --Jo Eckerly, mother of a premie
"I learned a lot from reading The Premature Baby Book, especially about respitory distress syndrome (RDS) and about follow-up of premautres--information that still pertains to my three-year[-old prematurely born son." --Juliene Lipson, R.N., Ph.D. and mother of a premie
"Reading the experiences of others helped me cope with the strict bed rest, the medications and disappointment I felt as missing the perfect pregnancy and birth I'd hoped for. It would have taken hours of discussion with my OB and a neonatologist to impart the wealth of detailed knowledge I gained from The Premature Baby Book." --Alexandra Escher, mother of two premature babies
About the Author
Helen Harrison lives in Berkeley California with her husband Alfred, and their two children--Edward, born eleven weeks prematurely and Amy, born at term. She counsels new parents of premature babies, and edits a Bay-area newsletter for parents of high-risk babies.
Ann Kositsky, R.N., also of Berkeley, has worked, for over ten years as a neonatal intensive care nurse.