Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

Laura A. Jana, Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

$16.95

Publication Date: June 9th, 2015

Publisher:

American Academy of Pediatrics

ISBN:

9781581108934

Pages:

375

Description

The new edition of this bestselling guide to newborn care has been fully revised and updated. Written by two pediatricians and focusing on the first few months of an infant’s life, Heading Home With Your Newborn, 3rd Edition, includes new information on breastfeeding and the involvement of allergies, formula options, vitamins and supplements (vitamins, iron, fluoride, probiotics), sleep, extended stay in strapped-in positions(car seats, bouncy chairs), swaddling, diaper options, the impact of social media sharing, and capturing moments/sharing memories.

About the Author

Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician and mother of 3. Having cofounded The Dr. Spock Company, Dr Jana has since provided her reality-parenting advice to academic institutions, nonprofits, major corporations, and media outlets nationwide, including CNN, ABC, The Today Show, and NPR’s The Parent’sJournal. As both a parenting and children’s book author, she currently serves on the advisory board for the Walt Disney Internet Group, American Baby magazine, and the BeWell/LLuminari expert network.

Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP, is a practicing pediatrician and mother in Atlanta, GA. A frequent guest on national and local television, radio, and Web-based programs, she is medical editor in chief of HealthyChildren.org, is the Living Well health expert for CNN.com, contributes medical information to WebMD.com, and serves on the Parents magazine advisory board. She has chaired the young physicians sections for both the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association and formerly served as director of the normal newborn nursery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.