A Preemie Child
Book Reviews

For information please write me, Allison Martin at: cyberfam@mindspring.com
or visit the preemie-child website at: http://www.comeunity.com/premature

Books on some of the potential long term impacts of prematurity

• A Parent's Guide to Asthma : How You Can Help Your Child Control Asthma at Home, School, and Play. Nancy J. Sander, Allan M. Weinstein. August 1994. Plume; ISBN: 0452272165
  A Parent's Guide to Asthma is written by the founder of the National Allergy and Asthma Network (originally known as Mother’s of Asthmatics). Nancy Sander’s years of experience as an information advocate in the field is evident in the focus and practical nature of the book. She provides the information you need to ask the right questions of your child’s doctor and keep asthma under control. It is one of the best guides available for parents for the day to day long-term management of asthma in school and at home.

• Children with Cerebral Palsy : A Parents Guide. Elaine Gerlais, Editor. 1998. Woodbine House; ISBN: 0933149824
  Children With Cerebral Palsy : A Parents' Guide is a wonderful resource for the parent who young child has been recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Parents of children with various muscle tone problems, as well as parents of children with more advanced cerebral palsy, will find it useful. The section on related impacts will be of interest to many parents of very low birth weight or at risk children.
  
• Cerebral Palsy : A Complete Guide for Caregiving. Freeman Miller, Steven J. Bachrach. 1998. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; ISBN: 0801859492
  Cerebral Palsy : A Complete Guide for Caregiving provides answers to most of the questions that parents of children with cerebral palsy might have. It covers a range of ages from baby to adult. An in-depth coverage of the major issues for parents is presented in an easy to read question and answer format, by one of the leading experts in the field.
  
• Touching the Rock; An Experience of Blindness. John M. Hull, Oliver Sacks. Vintage Books; ISBN: 067973547X
  "Offers insight into how people without sight view and experience the world." (Reviewed by Betsy Walker)
  
• The New Child Health Encyclopedia : The Complete Guide for Parents. Frederick H., Jr. Lovejoy, David Estridge (Editor). 1995. Delta; ISBN: 0440506468
  I purchased an older edition of this book nine years ago, when my son was one year old, and I still refer to it several times a year. It is best used as a reference for disability diagnoses or unusual health conditions. We have used it to clarify doctor’s reports or to get an overview of various disability conditions and infectious diseases.

---- I would love to hear your suggestions for other books which would be helpful for parents of older preemies (please write a note to me at cyberfam@mindspring.com ).