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Understanding the NICU what parents of preemies and other hospitalized newborns need to know

"Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They 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, h...

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Other Authors: Zaichkin, Jeanette, 1956- (Editor), Weiner, Gary M. (Editor), Loren, David (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy Of Pediatrics, [2017]
Subjects:
Premature infants > Hospital care.
Neonatal intensive care.
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Summary:"Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They 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." -- Amazon.com.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:1610020480
9781610020480
Author Notes:Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC, has been a neonatal nurse for more than 30 years. She has numerous publications and has served as a consultant and editor for the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program since 1998. She is associate editor of the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 7th Edition. She lives in Tacoma, WA.
Gary Wainer, 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 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Dr Weiner is the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 7th Edition. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
David Loren, MD, FAAP is Associate Medical Director, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) NICU and clinician-educator at all UWMC clinical practice sites. He lives in Seattle, WA.

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