Dana Wechsler Linden

This was an thorough and practical primer on the hospital experience for premature babies and their parents. I took the advice in the introduction and only read the parts that I thought likely to apply to my baby, so I can't speak to all of the content. The content I read was high quality and valuable. Even as I've been having various appointments and having conversations about my upcoming delivery, I've been able to ask better questions and better understand the answers.

Probably the downside of this book is that many parents of preemies don't know they are going to end up in that situation. It's thorough, not concise, which may make it harder to read after the baby has been born and is already in the hospital. Since we're in the relatively fortunate position of knowing this is coming, I felt I was able to maximize the value I got out of this book.… (mehr)