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Early : an intimate history of premature birth and what it teaches us about being human / Sarah DiGregorio.
Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio's harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology - and explores the questions raised by premature birth.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062820303
- ISBN: 0062820303
- Physical Description: x, 347 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-336) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: one birth -- The unexpected: millions of births. What happened? ; Treatments and outcomes ; Viability and the zone of parental discretion -- The body: incubation. The history of incubation: Coney Island, chicken eggs, and changelings ; The modern incubator, or how to build a giraffe ; The incubators of the future: babies in bags -- The breath: treating repiratory distress. Dr. Mildred Stahlman and the miniature iron lung ; Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos and the rugged machine ; JFK's lost baby and the advent of surfactant -- The Self: protecting the premature brain. The revolutionary practice of listening to preemies ; Follow-up care: preemie development beyond the NICU -- The threshold: end-of-life issues at birth. What should we do for 22-week babies? ; Knowing when to stop ; Choice, decisions, and the messiness of real life -- The crisis: the body under stress. Racism causes preterm birth ; What prematurity means in Mississippi ; Group prenatal care and the power of community -- The invisibles: breaking the silence. The hidden trauma of prematurity ; Grown preemies speak for themselves -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | DiGregorio, Sarah. Neonatology. Premature infants > Hospital care. Infant, Premature. Neonatology. |
| Genre: | Informational works. Case studies. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Allentown Public Library | 618.92011 DIGR (Text) | 34455006670224 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 618.92 (Text) | 33062009316804 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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