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Preemie Parents: Recovering from Baby´s Premature Birth
Lisa Mcdermott-Perez
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Description for Preemie Parents: Recovering from Baby´s Premature Birth
Hardback. Reveals the world of 'preemie' parents and the emotional stresses they face before and after the birth, from feelings of guilt and anger over real and imagined mistakes, to depression, jealousy and fear. This book addresses topics such as: therapeutic steps including self-talk, "reality rules" and touch therapy; bonding; and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 106 photographs (b&w), 1 table. BIC Classification: VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
The number of premature births in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years, with premature birth now designated the #1 obstetrics problem in the United States - affecting some 12 percent of all births. In the midst of these births—where a mother's arms and joy are replaced by incubators and cautious hope— are the parents, whose strength and emotional stability may understandably wane in the face of the challenges and fears created with the birth. It is about and for the benefit of these parents that this helpful book was written. Psychotherapist Lisa McDermott-Perez, joined in this ... Read more
The number of premature births in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years, with premature birth now designated the #1 obstetrics problem in the United States - affecting some 12 percent of all births. In the midst of these births—where a mother's arms and joy are replaced by incubators and cautious hope— are the parents, whose strength and emotional stability may understandably wane in the face of the challenges and fears created with the birth. It is about and for the benefit of these parents that this helpful book was written. Psychotherapist Lisa McDermott-Perez, joined in this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275989064
SKU
V9780275989064
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99-5
About Lisa Mcdermott-Perez
Lisa McDermott-Perez is a Licensed Psychotherapist and certified Family Therapist, and also the mother of a child born prematurely.
Reviews for Preemie Parents: Recovering from Baby´s Premature Birth
Preemie Parents: Recovering From Baby's Premature Birth is clearly written with parents in mind. McDermott-Perez….notes that there are many medical texts with helpful information about premature infants, but these books do not address the emotial issues that parents face. She presents useful factual information, offers advice, and brings in the perspectives of medical professionals and of other parents….Her approach is ... Read more