Your Premature Baby, Volume 1: Preemie Basics & Medical Care

“Beauty comes in all sizes,” viewers are told in Your Premature Baby, Volume 1. At birth, most premature infants don't match the chubby-cheeked image conjured by the word “baby”—in fact, preemies are likely to end up having various tubes and monitoring devices attached to their tiny bodies and may be kept for an indefinite period in a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), all of which can be emotionally trying for new parents. First and foremost, this thoughtful guide emphasizes that parents should not blame themselves for premature delivery. Incorporating parent interviews, the program covers the special needs of pre-term babies, equipment found in the NICU, and the most common hazards facing these tiniest of humans: apnea, bradycardia, respiratory distress syndrome, jaundice, infections, and reflux. The series includes two other volumes: Your Premature Baby, Volume 2: Interacting With & Feeding Your Preemie and Your Premature Baby, Volume 3: Going Home, with the entire series available on DVD or VHS for $199.95 for public libraries and $499.85 for colleges and universities. Each volume includes a downloadable facilitator's guide. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (R. Reagan)