Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

by LauraA.Jana (Author), JenniferShu (Author)

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive book on newborn care written for expectant and new parents. This book focuses on the crucial time (birth to two months) when parents can lay the groundwork for confident parenting. Heading Home represents a blending of author experiences - a book that depicts the reality of parenting from a parent's perspective, but with a pediatrician's stamp of approval. The authors describe their book as parent-tested, pediatrician-approved all wrapped into one convenient package.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 306
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: 31 Jul 2005

ISBN 10: 1581101570
ISBN 13: 9781581101577

Media Reviews
This wonderful book has all the information new moms and dads need. --SeacoastOnline.com
This funny yet sage book shells out tons of advice. --ePregnancy
Includes a refreshing mix of practical parenting tips alongside medically sound advice. -- Staten Island Parent
The perfect resource for first-time parents who find themselves wishing their new baby came with an instruction manual. -- Calgary's Child
The docs' lighthearted approach...will surely offer consolation to first-time parents who find themselves overwhelmed. -- Charlotte Parent
Offers insights in an authoritative, accessible, and lively guide. -- Treasure Valley Family
Smart advice to get you through those first nerve-racking months. -- Parents
Author Bio
Laura A. Jana, M.D., F.A.A.P., sits on the board of the Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a columnist for Contemporary Pediatrics, and has served as an expert columnist for Babyzone.com. A former consultant to Dr. Benjamin Spock and the Disney Internet Group, she cofounded a national parenting media company and served as vice president for program development. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Jennifer Shu, M.D., F.A.A.P., is the editor of Baby and Child Health. She is a former chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Young Physicians and the American Medical Association Young Physicians Section and remains active in both organizations. She has appeared on the Kids Healthworks series on the Discovery Channel and in national interviews as a representative of the medical community. She lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire.