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Book Detail
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Your Baby's First Year
Shelov, Steven P.
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Category: ConsHlth: Parenting Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Synopsis:
With more than 4 million copies in print, Your Baby's First Year has been established as the comprehensive guide to newborns and infants that America's finest pediatricians consistently recommend. Now it has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with everything parents need to know about their baby's crucial first year. Authoritative and invaluable, this book comes from the organization representing the nation's finest pediatricians. Here are state-of- the-art answers to all parenting concerns, with sound, reassuring advice on baby care that covers everything from preparing for childbirth to family issues such as adoption and stepfamilies. Here too is an indispensable guide to recognizing and solving common health problems during the first year and instructions for coping with emergency medical situations. Your Baby's First Year includes: A month-by-month guide to a baby's first year that lets parents know what to expect in terms of growth, behavior, and development Recommendations on immunizations A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and other disabilities Safety checks for home, the outdoors, and cars (with crucial information on air bag safety and infant car seats) Information about breastfeeding techniques and benefits Guidelines for choosing a child-care provider Safety points for grandparents Poison prevention tips Warmly-written and accessible, yet encyclopedic in scope, this sourcebook will guide new parents through all aspects of caring for their infant. This is sound advice that every parent can trust, from the nation's leading specialists in pediatric medicine. Series Overview: First published in 1998, this mass market volume is always created using the latest research and AAP recommendations in their bestselling Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Also in the AAP childcare line of books are: Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12 and Caring for Your Teenager.
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