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| A Word from Dr. Bill | |
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| Parenting Your Preemie in the Hospital | |
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| The First Day--The Top 10 Questions About Premature Babies | |
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| Navigating the NICU | |
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| First Impressions | |
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| Profile of a Preemie | |
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| All Wired Up for Intensive Care | |
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| Finding Friends in the NICU--A Tale of Two Families | |
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| Be Nice to the Nurses | |
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| NICU Rules You Should Know | |
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| NICU Communication Tips | |
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| Who's Who in the NICU | |
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| Confessions of a NICU Doctor | |
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| Neonatology 101--A Primer for Parents of Preemies | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Neurologic System | |
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| Cardiovascular System | |
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| Gastrointestinal System | |
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| Temperature Regulation | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Routine Nursing Care | |
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| Blood Tests | |
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| Working Through Your Fears and Feelings | |
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| Robbed | |
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| Unnatural | |
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| Overwhelmed | |
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| On an Emotional Roller Coaster | |
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| Ambivalent | |
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| Not Close to Your Baby | |
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| Hating Waiting | |
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| Doing Double Duty | |
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| Separation Anxiety | |
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| Stranger Anxiety | |
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| Bedside Boredom | |
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| Helpless | |
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| Guilty | |
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| Afraid | |
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| Prone to Meltdowns | |
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| Depressed | |
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| Dreaming About D-Day | |
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| Helping Your Baby Grow in the Hospital | |
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| Be Your Best at Baby's Bedside | |
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| Learn Stage-Appropriate Stimulation | |
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| Provide Breast Milk for Your Baby | |
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| Become Familiar with Your Baby's Care | |
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| Practice Kangaroo Care | |
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| Decorate Your Preemie's Hospital "Nursery" | |
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| Take Good Care of Yourself | |
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| Feeding Your Preemie | |
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| Mother's Milk--The Perfect Food for Preemies | |
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| Why Mother's Milk Is So Special for Preemies | |
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| Why Breastfeeding Is So Special for Mothers of Preemies | |
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| How Breastfeeding Works | |
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| Pumping Milk for Your Preemie | |
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| Feeding Your Preemie at the Breast | |
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| When Can You Start? | |
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| "Get Acquainted with the Breast" Feedings | |
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| First Latch-On Feedings | |
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| Is Baby Getting Enough Milk? | |
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| Breastfeeding Your Preemie at Home | |
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| Feeding Questions You May Have | |
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| Bottlefeeding Your Preemie | |
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| First Feedings | |
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| Special Precautions | |
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| Special Techniques | |
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| How Much? How Often? | |
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| Choosing a Formula | |
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| Formula Allergies | |
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| Night Feedings | |
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| Parenting Your Preemie at Home | |
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| Homecoming | |
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| Preparing for D-Day | |
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| Feelings You May Have | |
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| Making a Home for Your Baby | |
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| Setting Up Your Team of Helpers | |
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| Handling Siblings | |
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| First Visit to Baby's Doctor | |
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| Developing a Parenting Style That's Best for Preemies | |
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| The Seven Baby B's | |
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| How Attachment Parenting Helps Preemies Grow--What Science Says | |
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| Common Concerns During the First Year | |
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| Feeding Concerns | |
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| Developmental Concerns | |
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| Nine Ways to Help Your Preemie's Development | |
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| Early Intervention Programs | |
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| Traveling with Preemies--When and How? | |
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| Parenting Twins and Multiples | |
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| Medical Challenges for the Premature Baby | |
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| Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) | |
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| Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) and Chronic Lung Disease (CLD) | |
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| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | |
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| Reactive Airway Disease (RAD) | |
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| Air Leaks | |
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| Anemia | |
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| Apnea of Prematurity | |
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| Jaundice, or Hyperbilirubinemia | |
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| Hearing Loss | |
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| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | |
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| Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) | |
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| Infections | |
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| Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) | |
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| Strabismus | |
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| Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) | |
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| Hydrocephalus | |
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| Cerebral Palsy (CP) | |
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| Hernia | |
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| Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | |
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| If Your Baby Dies--Grieving | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Weight Conversion Table | |
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| Discharge Resources | |
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| Plotting Your Preemie's Growth in the NICU | |
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| Plotting Your Baby's Growth Through the First Year | |
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| Newborn and Infant CPR | |
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| Glossary of Medical Terms | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |