Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know
Language: English
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016
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Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Parents of preemies and other hospitalized newborns often feel lost and powerless amidst this new world of medical vocabulary, technology, and numerous health care providers.Understanding the NICU will guide you through your NICU journey, help you communicate with members of the NICU team, and learn about your baby?s condition so that you can ask questions and participate as a valuable partner in your baby?s care. It will also provide important information about how to care for your baby after you leave the hospital and head home with your little one. Included in the book are inspirational stories from parents who have had their own NICU experiences, bringing hope and comfort to other parents with an infant who is premature or hospitalized. Understanding the NICU provides you with everything you need to know about: ? Common NICU equipment and tests ? Common medical problems for babies in the NICU ? Special health issues for premature infants ? Who's who in the NICU and how to work with the team ? Mother-baby factors: effects on newborn health ? Feeding your baby ? Parenting in the NICU ? Birth defects and surgery ? Heading home from the NICU ? Home at last ? Caring for your baby in the first year Intensive care is stressful by nature and overwhelming at times. Reading this book and learning about what happens in the NICU will help you gain confidence and feel more reassured about your baby?s care in the NICU?and at home.…
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- Title
- Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know
- Author
- Jeanette Zaichkin
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1610020480
- ISBN 13
- 9781610020480
Understanding the NICU will guide you through your NICU journey, help you communicate with members of the NICU team, and learn about your baby’s condition so that you can ask questions and participate as a valuable partner in your baby’s care. It will also provide important information about how to care for your baby after you leave the hospital and head home with your little one.
Included in the book are inspirational stories from parents who have had their own NICU experiences, bringing hope and comfort to other parents with an infant who is hospitalized.
Understanding the NICU provides you with everything you need to know about
• Common NICU equipment and tests
• Common medical problems for babies in the NICU
• Special health issues for premature infants
• Who's who in the NICU and how to work with the team
• Mother-baby factors: effects on newborn health
• Feeding your baby
• Parenting in the NICU
• Birth defects and surgery
• Heading home from the NICU
• Home at last
• Caring for your baby in the first year
Intensive care is stressful by nature and overwhelming at times. Reading this book and learning about what happens in the NICU will help you gain confidence and feel more reassured about your baby’s care in the NICU -- and at home.
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About the Author
Gary Weiner, MD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Fellowship Training Program in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Dr. Weiner is the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 7th edition.
David Loren, MD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and the Associate Medical Director of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Dr Loren leads the safety and quality initiatives in the University of Washington NICU and also attends at the Seattle Children’s Newborn ICU as well as community Newborn ICUs throughout the broader Seattle region.
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