BABY ER : The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles

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Summary: wonderful book, even for those without the nicu experience
Review: this book is great! it follows the real life happenings of a nicu in california. it follows the cases of several families, through their ups adn downs, and everything in between. there are babies that recover fine, some that recover with problems, adn some do die. it also talks about things from the doctors and nurses perspectives, and gives some history of neonatology. a great book for preemie parents, non preemie parents (i am not, and just loved this book), doctors, nurses, etc. very good read.

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Summary: Very interesting book
Review: This book is very interesting and moving; giving an up-to-date account of neonatal intensive care; of the amazing advances that have been made in recent years; and of some of the drastic medical mistakes that were made in the recent past. There are frightening stories with happy endings; and a few incredibly sad stories: the baby who crashes with massive infection after apparent recovery; the baby whose brain is irreversibly damaged by her mother's drug use. I nearly gave it 5 stars, but think that a few episodes are described a little too journalistically: and/or simplistically: for example, the issue of *why* some mothers take drugs and neglect prenatal care is not perhaps considered sufficiently. But an important book.

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Summary: Inspiration!
Review: This book was the most impressive book I have ever read! It inspired me to go into Neonatology! I adore this book and recommend it to any one interested in medicine!

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Summary: Simply Excellent
Review: This is a wonderful book. The author not only delves into the lives of twelve families affected, but also about the history of neonatology itself. You find yourself pulling for each of these tiny infants as well as their caretakers.

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Summary: I agree with Oprah -- a great read
Review: This is not an exact review, sorry for most of perople. But I am very glad to inform of it that now you can read this book in Japanese. Anybody who read Japanese faster and than English. I hope this publication will be read around the world.

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Summary: Japanese version is available
Review: This is not an exact review, sorry for most of perople. But I am very glad to inform of it that now you can read this book in Japanese. Anybody who read Japanese faster and than English. I hope this publication will be read around the world.

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Summary: Good book but.....
Review: While I enjoyed the greater part of Edward Hume's book, I took exception to his description of Trisomy 13. His description shows the child as having absolutely no chance of knowing his parents, as only having vegetable status as a future if they live at all. Having had a child with Trisomy 18 and being on a listserve with parents of Trisomy 13 children, I take exception. Although most Trisomy 13 children do not survive, some do. Just as Humes writes later in his book.."Some children just decide to live, even if they're not supposed to." My child also spent time in the NICU, and much of what he wrote brought me back, but his absolute position on Trisomy 13 makes me wonder what other information he has done the same with.