Preemie Care: A Guide to Navigating the First Year with Your Premature Baby

The birth of a new baby is a time full of joy and wonder. But when your baby is born premature, that joy also comes with stresses and challenges.

Written for parents, but full of practical advice for health care professionals alike, Preemie Care helps ease the unique preemie journey to health, with a comprehensive guide to the first year of life. Leading neonatal nurse specialists Karen Lasby and Tammy Sherrow draw on their decades of experience, empowering you with the knowledge and resources to give your little one the best imaginable start in life—in the NICU and beyond.

In Preemie Care, you’ll learn:
• How to handle yourself and your baby even as in the NICU
• What to anticipate at the time of discharge, and how to prepare for the journey home
• Strategies to foster your baby’s health and prevent illness
• Everything you want to know about feeding—from the breast, bottle, tube, and spoon
• How to toughen and stimulate your baby at each key developmental phase
• Tips for self-care right through this challenging year
• And much, a lot more, including stories from other preemie parents

Having a premature baby can feel like an unexpected journey on rough seas. With extensive and up-to-date information about how to look after your little one, Preemie Care will be a life preserver through these tumultuous waters and will help steer you optimistically through the first year of your baby’s life.