The fourth trimester : understanding, protecting and nurturing an infant through the first three months /

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The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. The fourth trimester has more in common with the nine months that came before than with the lifetime that follows. This comprehe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brink, Susan, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Infants > Development.
Infants > Care.
Newborn infants > Development.
Newborn infants > Care.
Infant Care
Nourrissons > Développement.
Nourrissons > Soins.
Nouveau-nés > Développement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > Infants & Toddlers.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Infants > Care
Infants > Development
Newborn infants > Care
Newborn infants > Development
anthropology.
attachment.
biological bridge.
bonding.
caretakers.
childbirth.
children.
early life.
engaging.
family.
fetal life.
fourth trimester.
gender studies.
health care delivery.
intense development.
loving attention.
newborn babies.
newborn development.
newborn.
nutrition.
operating manual.
page turner.
parenting advice.
parenting babies.
parenting.
practical information.
pregnancy.
self help.
sensory development.
sleep patterns.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn: Why Infants Arrive Unfinished
  • 2. Crying: The Wakeup Call That Says Everything Has Changed
  • 3. Sleeping: Irregular and Sporadic Sleep Is Normal in the Fourth Trimester
  • 4. Feeding: Breast Milk and Formula
  • 5. Sound: Laying the Foundation for Speech
  • 6. Sight: From Forms to Faces
  • 7. Touch: Pain and Pleasure
  • 8. Physical Development: Getting Ready to Crawl, Walk, and Run
  • 9. Stimulation: Keep It Real, Keep It Simple
  • 10. Mom and Dad: The Parents' Fourth Trimester.

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