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Fragile Beginnings: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU


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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1) Fragile Beginnings Chapter 2) Critical Hours Chapter 3) Gifted Hands Chapter 4) “The Degree of Impairment Is Difficult to Predict” Chapter 5) Injury, and What Follows Chapter 6) Whose Choice? Chapter 7) Is Your Life Good? Chapter 8) The Recovery Pathway Chapter 9) Making It Routine Chapter 10) Gains of Function Chapter 11) The Plasticity Treadmill Chapter 12) Living the Dream Acknowledgments Notes Index

About the Author :
Adam Wolfberg, MD, MPH, is a specialist in high-risk obstetrics at Tufts Medical Center and an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. He was formerly a research fellow and faculty member in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His research into fetal brain injury is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations. Wolfberg has been a contributor to Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, Slate, WSJOnline, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. He is a physician spokesperson for the March of Dimes.

Review :
"A page-turner for any parent of a premature infant."—Boston Globe “Midway through Dr. Adam Wolfberg's internship, his daughter is born severely premature. Suddenly he finds himself on the other side of the medical curtain, navigating the terrifying maze of life-threatening illness. From his unique vantage point as physician and parent, Wolfberg brings us inside neonatology and intensive care units, on a journey that is both heart-wrenching and eye-opening. Honest, perceptive, engaging.”—Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, author of Medicine in Translation and Singular Intimacies “ [An] honest, heart-wrenching yet hopeful account.”—Isis Parenting “Writing with a physician’s acuity and a father’s compassion, Adam Wolfberg presents a clear-eyed view of the challenges facing premature infants and their families, as well as the harrowing world of newborn intensive care. His honesty will be welcomed by anyone who has navigated this treacherous course.”—Elizabeth Mehren, Professor of Journalism, Boston University, and author of Born Too Soon  "Adam Wolfberg is uniquely qualified to write this powerful, illuminating, and much-needed book. By blending the fears and hopes of his personal story with the knowledge and insight of his professional experience, he takes readers through every aspect of the newborn intensive care unit. Truth, unsweetened by sentimentality, informs every page. I learned far more than I imagined there was to learn while being so caught up in his daughter's journey that I couldn't put the book down."—Rachel Simon, author of The Story of a Beautiful Girl


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780807011607
  • Publisher: Beacon Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Beacon Press
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0807011606
  • Publisher Date: 07 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU
  • Width: 158 mm


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