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Title: You Are Not Alone : The NICU Experience by Sabra Albritton, Donna Acosta, Deanna Bellinger, Denise Farmer, Lori Goodwin, Renne Heinrich, Cathy Hollingsworth, Jan Kakimoto, Sylvia Lotter, Devyani S. Raval ISBN: 0-9666425-0-3 Publisher: Childrens Medical Ventures Inc Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: i've seen much better nicu books!
Comment: this book was not as captivating and engrossing as other nicu books by the parents. the stories seemed to gloss over, there are a lot of pages, but there are pictures, etc that dont use as much space for words. the stories of the children were not as detailed, and it didnt tug at my heart the way other books have. instead, i recommend-"living miracles-stories of hope from premature babies" by kimberly powell and kim wilson, editors. this one is more detailed, gripping, and heartfelt.
Rating: 5
Summary: Recommended to anyone who has ever had a baby in the NICU
Comment: "Alone" is how parents feel when they first walk into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Spouses even feel alone from each other. Husband and wife have planned and dreamed of this birth together, but a baby born either too soon or sick leaves everyone alone and terrified. The tragedy of this unexpected (but much too frequent) childbirth makes the book, "You Are Not Alone" of tremendous importance to new parents of a baby in the NICU. The many true stories (and their realistic pictures) can help parents to realize that they are in a place where pioneer parents can help them. At the beginning the NICU experience is like being lost in a maze with no end. But "You Are Not Alone" helps new, very lost parents to realize that there are experienced guides that wish to help them. The writers of "You Are Not Alone" are a few of those guides. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever had a baby in the NICU, even it it is decades ago. I also recommend that every tertiary hospital include it in their library of books for parents of high-risk babies and their gift store. And all libraries that believe that books on child rearing are essential should put this on the required list.
Michael T. Hynan, PhD, Clinical Psychology from University of Iowa. He has taught in the Psychology Department at U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 1974. He is the father of a premature baby, Chris, born in 1980 at 30 weeks gestation weighing 1200 g. Dr. Hynan also does research on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in high-risk parents. Dr. Hynan is the author of "The Pain of Premature Parents: A Psychological Guide for Coping."
Rating: 5
Summary: Whatever happens, you too can survive.
Comment: For many new parents, there are two major sources of difficulty around coping with having a newborn in the NICU: (1) Fear that their intense feelings are abnormal, and (2) feeling singled out by tragic fate. This book can help. Filled with a wide variety of personal stories written by parents who've "been there," it offers comfort and reassurance to new parents who need to know that others have struggled with situations similar to theirs; that others have felt the same emotions.
The mothers and fathers who contributed to this book are not professional writers--some are more eloquent than others. Some parents merely skate on the surface. But to the editor's credit, these are not sugar-coated stories of medical miracles or stoicism. The ups and downs, joys and sorrows, triumphs and fumblings are all here. Some babies survive and thrive, others continue to have medical complications or developmental lags; some babies die. Parents share their fears, challenges and failings, as well as insights, lessons learned and blessings found. They admit that while dealing with a sick baby is a labor of love, it also takes a lot of patience, time, and energy. It's not easy. But therein lies the richness of their lives.
As new parents read these stories, they will be struck by the fact that their own deep feelings of anger, guilt, helplessness, fear, and despair are normal, not crazy or overreacting. They can see that other parents have emerged from the dark days in the NICU. They'll come away empowered, knowing that they can face their baby's fate and their emotions. Most importantly, they'll acquire hope--that whatever happens, they too can survive.
By Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. Psychologist and author of "Empty Cradle, Broken Heart," Fulcrum, 1991; 1996; co-author of "The Emotional Journey of Parenting Your Premature Baby," NICU Ink, in progress.
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Title: Before Their Time: Lessons in Living from Those Born Too Soon by Daniel Taylor, Ronald Hoekstra ISBN: 0830822658 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Living Miracles: Stories of Hope from Parents of Premature Babies by Kimberly A. Powell , Kim Wilson, Jeffrey, MD Thompson ISBN: 0312272723 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Caring for Your Premature Baby: A Complete Resource for Parents by Alan H. Klein, Alan Klein, Jill Alison Ganon ISBN: 0062736205 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years by Nikki Bradford, Sandra Lousada ISBN: 1552976556 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Your Premature Baby and Child: Helpful Answers and Advice for Parents by Amy E. Tracy, Dianne I. Maroney, Judy C. Bernbaum, Jessie Groothuis ISBN: 042516506X Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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