Re: dictionary

Steven F. Holle (steve@oz.sunflower.org)
Sun, 03 Mar 1996 15:19:54 -0600


Gary/ Tammy Bangs wrote:
> 
> John, there are two good books on the subject of preemies.  They mostly
> discuss the NICU stay. They also contain some stories.  The only prob I have
> with the stories are that they portray a pretty dismal future for extremely
> preemie babies. Which as most of the group will tell you, may not be true.
> 
> THe books are :
> 'Your Premature Baby' by: Frank P. Manginello, M.D., and Teresa Foy
> DiGeronimo  published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
> 
> 'The Premature Baby Book' by: Helen Harrison publihed by St Martin's Press
> 
> Tam
> I can vouch for the "Premature Baby Book".  It contains information 
about almost anything that can happen.

There are some terribly depressing stories in the book.  This is the 
downside.

To our children's benefit the book was last printed in 1983.  That means 
medical science has had an additional 13 years to improve the treatments 
our children receive.

Steve