Editorial Review
Preemies is the only resource of its kind -- a comprehensive "Dr. Spock"-like reference that is both reassuring and realistic, delivering up-to-the-minute information on medical care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. Authors Dana Wechsler Linden and Emma Trenti Paroli are parents who have "been there." Together with neonatologist Mia Wechsler Doron, they answer the dozens of questions that parents will have at every stage -- from high-risk pregnancy through preemie's hospitalization, to homecoming and the preschool years -- imparting a vast, detailed store of knowledge in clear language that all readers can understand.
Preemies covers topics related to premature birth,including:
- What are your risk factors for having a premature baby?
- Can you do something to delay early labor?
- What do doctors know about you baby's outlook during her first minutes and days of life?
- How will your preemie's progress be monitored?
- Can you breastfeed your preemie?
- How do you cope with a long hospitalization?
- What should you know if your baby needs surgery?
- Are there special preparations for you baby's homecoming?
- What kind of stimulation during the first year gives your baby the best chance?
- Will your preemie grow up healthy? Normal?
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Customer Reviews
Great book- especially if purchased ahead of time 
2007-12-14
This is an excellent resource - especially if you know that you are going to have a premature baby or if you purchase it while your little one is still in the NICU. It explains all of the possibilities in Q&A format, split up into sections. It will explain in more detail what the doctors may be telling you about your baby.
Mommy of a 29 week preemie 
2007-12-07
I thought this book was great! My mom bought this book for me after my son was born at 29 weeks. There is a lot of information that does not pertain to everyone, but it is very easy to skip through to what does pertain to your situation. It is very informative and explained things in detail when the doctors didn't have time to explain everything as thoroughly.
Find answers and hope here in this book 2007-11-27
When our baby was born at 25 weeks, and 1 lb. 14 oz., we were overwhelmed. My pregnancy was normal; there were no anticipated complications. Nothing really prepares you for what it's like to have a baby so small, and the roller coaster of events that follows. Luckily, someone gave us this book. We were able to understand the terminology our baby's doctors were using, the surgeries, the prognoses, and the possibilities--even the optimistic outcomes. The book is well-organized, and easy to read for the layperson. It was an essential guide for us. I would highly recommend it for anyone with a preemie who has the questions, fears, and hope that come with having a baby who has special health needs.
Very helpful 2007-10-23
Great book. Broken up into sections for easy searching and reading. Very informative. We have time to read through this since we know I'm going to be induced at 35 weeks. May be a bit much for someone that wasn't expecting a preemie as it's a HUGE book. But I'd recommend it to anyone as it has all kinds of great info.
Preemie Resource 
2007-09-11
This would have been a good resource with the exception of the large chapter dedicated to the death of a child. This was something that I did not want to even think about during this emotional time of having a premie. It was a scary 3 months going to the NICU and parents need to stay positive.
Preemies 2008-06-28
This product was extemely helpful in getting me ready for my twins. They were born 11 weeks eary and I was much more prepared for the NICU and what the care would involve for the hospital stay for my boys. I would suggest others with multiples or complications read it.
Excellent book for preemie parents 2008-06-05
My baby is a micro-preemie that was born at 24 weeks and 1 day gestationally. He is now 28 weeks gestational age. The NICU loaned me a copy and I pretty much devoured it.
This book was wonderful in letting me know what to expect and where my preeemie was developement wise. He has had two surgeries (for a collapsed lung and PDA) and the book helped to calm my fears and inform me of the process. The book seems to cover every issue, even when the preemie goes home and what the future looks like for him/her.
I would recommend this to any parent with a preemie.
Very informative 2008-05-21
This book was full of useful information that helped me feel more calm after learning my niece would come early.
Preemies:The Essential Guide for parents of premature babies 2008-05-09
This was a very good book. It helped my daughter and I better understand what was going on in the NICU and with my grandson and why things are done a certain way. It lets you know the criteria that your baby needs to meet before he or she can come home. It also talked about Kangaroo Care, which the NICU my grandson was in, never metioned until we brought up the subject.
The down side was alot of the book also pretained problems with multiple births,so we could skip alot of pages that didn't pretain to us.
All in All I would recommend this book to preemie parents.
Good information, but way too long/repetitive... 
2008-01-04
Pros: great information about what to expect, comprehensive data on outcomes and risks, talks about all stages (antepartum, delivery, NICU, early childhood, etc).
Con: 578 pages!!! And every chapter repeated some information from other chapters. The foreward suggests reading only the chapter that relates to you, and warns you against reading the whole book, but what a dumb suggestion - Of course I want to know everything! So I read the whole book, which repeats itself about 30%. For nervous fathers-to-be (and mothers too), reading almost 600 pages to get 200 pages worth of information is not worth it. My wife read the Dr Sears "Preemie" book (much shorter) while I read this one and she liked it. I was worried I wouldn't even get a chance to finish it before the baby came, which just piled on more stress - just know what you are getting in to when you buy this book.
If I had to make a recommendation - FIRST read one of the shorter books, if it doesn't answer what you want to know, THEN buy this monstrosity.
