Author: Jane Meschan Foy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581109665
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The definitive manual of pediatric medicine - completely updated with 75 new chapters and e-book access.
American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care
Author: Jane Meschan Foy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581109665
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The definitive manual of pediatric medicine - completely updated with 75 new chapters and e-book access.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581109665
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The definitive manual of pediatric medicine - completely updated with 75 new chapters and e-book access.
Baby Facts
Author: Andrew Adesman
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470484977
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ear infections need to be treated with antibiotics. Newborns and infants should be bathed daily. New parents are deluged with advice on how to care for their babies. This book explores common baby health myths--in areas such as feeding, sleeping, toilet training, and illness--to help them separate baby facts from baby fiction.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470484977
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ear infections need to be treated with antibiotics. Newborns and infants should be bathed daily. New parents are deluged with advice on how to care for their babies. This book explores common baby health myths--in areas such as feeding, sleeping, toilet training, and illness--to help them separate baby facts from baby fiction.
Infant Nutrition
Author: Alan Lucas (MD.)
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 9781899541935
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Early nutrition is critical to the health and development of infants as nutritional care may influence disease prognosis, clinical course, hospitalisation and propensity for disease in adulthood.Fast Facts: Infant Nutrition is a practical, evidence-based guide for general physicians, nurses, health visitors and all healthcare professionals dealing with infants and their parents. The authors, both experts of international standing, offer sound management advice and protocols in a clear and accessible way supported by numerous illustrations and tables.* Covers the correct nutrition of healthy infants and the nutritional management of disease* Includes health and safety aspects of infant nutrition* Offers a ground-breaking, practical approach to the management of feeding problems* Reviews the emerging results of trials designed to explore the effects of early nutrition on long-term health and development
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 9781899541935
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Early nutrition is critical to the health and development of infants as nutritional care may influence disease prognosis, clinical course, hospitalisation and propensity for disease in adulthood.Fast Facts: Infant Nutrition is a practical, evidence-based guide for general physicians, nurses, health visitors and all healthcare professionals dealing with infants and their parents. The authors, both experts of international standing, offer sound management advice and protocols in a clear and accessible way supported by numerous illustrations and tables.* Covers the correct nutrition of healthy infants and the nutritional management of disease* Includes health and safety aspects of infant nutrition* Offers a ground-breaking, practical approach to the management of feeding problems* Reviews the emerging results of trials designed to explore the effects of early nutrition on long-term health and development
Counselling for Maternal and Newborn Health Care
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547626
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The main aim of this practical Handbookis to strengthen counselling and communication skills of skilled attendants (SAs) and other health providers, helping them to effectively discuss with women, families and communities the key issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, postnatal and post-abortion care. Counselling for Maternal and Newborn Health Careis divided into three main sections. Part 1 is an introduction which describes the aims and objectives and the general layout of the Handbook. Part 2 describes the counselling process and outlines the six key steps to effective counselling. It explores the counselling context and factors that influence this context including the socio-economic, gender, and cultural environment. A series of guiding principles is introduced and specific counselling skills are outlined. Part 3 focuses on different maternal and newborn health topics, including general care in the home during pregnancy; birth and emergency planning; danger signs in pregnancy; post-abortion care; support during labor; postnatal care of the mother and newborn; family planning counselling; breastfeeding; women with HIV/AIDS; death and bereavement; women and violence; linking with the community. Each Session contains specific aims and objectives, clearly outlining the skills that will be developed and corresponding learning outcomes. Practical activities have been designed to encourage reflection, provoke discussions, build skills and ensure the local relevance of information. There is a review at the end of each session to ensure the SAs have understood the key points before they progress to subsequent sessions.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547626
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The main aim of this practical Handbookis to strengthen counselling and communication skills of skilled attendants (SAs) and other health providers, helping them to effectively discuss with women, families and communities the key issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, postnatal and post-abortion care. Counselling for Maternal and Newborn Health Careis divided into three main sections. Part 1 is an introduction which describes the aims and objectives and the general layout of the Handbook. Part 2 describes the counselling process and outlines the six key steps to effective counselling. It explores the counselling context and factors that influence this context including the socio-economic, gender, and cultural environment. A series of guiding principles is introduced and specific counselling skills are outlined. Part 3 focuses on different maternal and newborn health topics, including general care in the home during pregnancy; birth and emergency planning; danger signs in pregnancy; post-abortion care; support during labor; postnatal care of the mother and newborn; family planning counselling; breastfeeding; women with HIV/AIDS; death and bereavement; women and violence; linking with the community. Each Session contains specific aims and objectives, clearly outlining the skills that will be developed and corresponding learning outcomes. Practical activities have been designed to encourage reflection, provoke discussions, build skills and ensure the local relevance of information. There is a review at the end of each session to ensure the SAs have understood the key points before they progress to subsequent sessions.
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child
Author: Steven P. Shelov
Publisher: Bantam Dell Publishing Group
ISBN: 0553386301
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
A latest edition of a best-selling reference features a new design and expanded information on the preschooler years, in a guide that covers topics ranging from infant care and food allergies to sleeping habits and autism. Original.
Publisher: Bantam Dell Publishing Group
ISBN: 0553386301
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
A latest edition of a best-selling reference features a new design and expanded information on the preschooler years, in a guide that covers topics ranging from infant care and food allergies to sleeping habits and autism. Original.
Sad Animal Facts
Author: Brooke Barker
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250095093
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller! A delightful and quirky compendium of the Animal Kingdom’s more unfortunate truths, with over 150 hand-drawn illustrations. Ever wonder what a mayfly thinks of its one-day lifespan? (They’re curious what a sunset is.) Or how a jellyfish feels about not having a heart? (Sorry, but they’re not sorry.) This melancholy menagerie pairs the more unsavory facts of animal life with their hilarious thoughts and reactions. Sneakily informative, and wildly witty, SAD ANIMAL FACTS will have you crying with laughter.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250095093
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller! A delightful and quirky compendium of the Animal Kingdom’s more unfortunate truths, with over 150 hand-drawn illustrations. Ever wonder what a mayfly thinks of its one-day lifespan? (They’re curious what a sunset is.) Or how a jellyfish feels about not having a heart? (Sorry, but they’re not sorry.) This melancholy menagerie pairs the more unsavory facts of animal life with their hilarious thoughts and reactions. Sneakily informative, and wildly witty, SAD ANIMAL FACTS will have you crying with laughter.
What Makes a Baby
Author: Cory Silverberg
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 9781609804862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Geared to readers from preschool to age eight, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition. Just as important, the story doesn’t gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience. Written by a certified sexuality educator, Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth, What Makes a Baby is as fun to look at as it is useful to read.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 9781609804862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Geared to readers from preschool to age eight, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition. Just as important, the story doesn’t gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience. Written by a certified sexuality educator, Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth, What Makes a Baby is as fun to look at as it is useful to read.
Kangaroo Mother Care
Author: World Health Organization. Reproductive Health and Research
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241590351
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Kangaroo mother care is a method of care of preterm infants which involves infants being carried, usually by the mother, with skin-to-skin contact. This guide is intended for health professionals responsible for the care of low-birth-weight and preterm infants. Designed to be adapted to local conditions, it provides guidance on how to organize services at the referral level and on what is needed to provide effective kangaroo mother care.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241590351
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Kangaroo mother care is a method of care of preterm infants which involves infants being carried, usually by the mother, with skin-to-skin contact. This guide is intended for health professionals responsible for the care of low-birth-weight and preterm infants. Designed to be adapted to local conditions, it provides guidance on how to organize services at the referral level and on what is needed to provide effective kangaroo mother care.
Sex and Babies
Author: Jane Annunziata
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557988089
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Text and illustrations explain the male and female body, conception, pregnancy, and birth. Includes a note to caregivers and glossary.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557988089
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Text and illustrations explain the male and female body, conception, pregnancy, and birth. Includes a note to caregivers and glossary.
Infants and Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching
Author: Terri Jo Swim
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780495807865
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A well-established reference, INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING, 7TH EDITION, presents a child-centered approach for the child care provider called conscious care giving. This important and well-rounded approach encourages a sense of empowerment and focuses on the respectful, purposeful, and careful handling of children in any child care setting. Reader friendly, realistic, and easily applicable to real life, the book emphasizes the child's growth and development, helping readers discover how they can best and most effectively influence that development. Overviews of key child care philosophies as they relate to the child, the caregiver, and parent involvement are presented along with case studies and personal perspectives of child care professionals, helping readers translate theory into practice. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780495807865
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A well-established reference, INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING, 7TH EDITION, presents a child-centered approach for the child care provider called conscious care giving. This important and well-rounded approach encourages a sense of empowerment and focuses on the respectful, purposeful, and careful handling of children in any child care setting. Reader friendly, realistic, and easily applicable to real life, the book emphasizes the child's growth and development, helping readers discover how they can best and most effectively influence that development. Overviews of key child care philosophies as they relate to the child, the caregiver, and parent involvement are presented along with case studies and personal perspectives of child care professionals, helping readers translate theory into practice. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.