Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey

by Deborah L. Davis

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"An invaluable resource."-William Sears, MD The premature birth of a baby is both a medical and family crisis. Within the pages of this comprehensive guide, parents will find compassionate support, practical suggestions for coping and adjusting, and advice that empowers them to handle an array of emotions.

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Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist who is best known for Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, which has brought comfort, hope, and healing to thousands of parents over the past 25 years. She has written seven books that support parents by illuminating and normalizing their experiences of trauma, grief, adjustment, and healing around show more miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, premature birth, parenting in the NICU, end-of-life medical decision-making, and perinatal hospice. For professional audiences, she has written extensively on the topics of perinatal bereavement care, medical ethics, NICU parenting, and relationship-centered care, including textbook chapters and position statements for international organizations. Since 2011, she has been blogging for Psychology Today, where she writes about a variety or topics, including perinatal bereavement. show less

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Nonfiction, Health & Wellness
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618.92Applied science & technologyMedicine & healthGynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatricsPediatrics & GeriatricsPediatric Care
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RJ250 .D38MedicinePediatricsPediatricsPremature infants
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