Parents of babies in the NICU will become more informed partners in care with this essential resource and beautiful keepsake. The spiral-bound journal provides educational content and a place for parents to record their baby’s progress. Parents are encouraged to track their baby’s condition week-to-week and to commemorate special moments along the way. Journaling prompts remind parents to record their infant’s vital statistics and jot down questions to ask the medical team. The journal also includes helpful information on common issues and questions in the NICU, as well as an overview of developmental milestones. A self-care section offers tips for parents on coping during this stressful time. A glossary of NICU terms and a checklist for bringing baby home round out the NICU Journal.

This GOREGOUS NICU journal makes the perfect gift for preemie moms! Every NICU journey is unique. With space for 90 days of documenting and journaling, this NICU diary is easily adapted to your situation. Beginning with a visitor guestbook to log those who are able (and allowed) to visit, this journal continues on to gorgeous spreads. One side of each spread has a beautiful layout with room for tracking the gestational age, weight, and how many days your baby has been in the NICU as well as a list to check-mark things that were done that day and space to track feedings, medical stats, tests, or other laboratory results. The other side of each spread has a journaling section giving flexibility to tailor this page to your own situation. Document highs/lows or a prayer for the day. Write down your worries, fears, or goals for your babies. This side of each spread ends with a space to jot down questions to ask and a place to focus on gratitude for the day to keep your spirits up. With a unisex, Scandinavian theme, this minimalist and modern design works for boys or girls and can be modified to almost any situation. Beautiful hand drawn graphics adorn each page with a mountain and forest theme. Perfectly sized at 7x10, it is a good sized journal but still fits in a bag or purse as needed. FEATURES Premium Matte Soft Cover Printed on Bright White Interior Stock Convenient 7"" x 10"" Size 186 Pages (93 pages front/back) Designed By A 3x NICU Mama In The U.S.A.

Celebrate and remember every milestone and all the precious moments that your baby experiences during his or her journey from the hospital to their homecoming. This baby book is the perfect place to track everything going on in your baby's daily life while in the NICU. Track things like: Weight & Length Bonding Activities Nurses & Doctors Feedings Vital Signs, Labs, Meds, Procedures, Equipment Settings Daily Positives & Daily Challenges Notes & Questions to Ask Journal your Thoughts & Feelings, Record Visitors, and Add Photos of Baby! 8 Weeks of Daily Pages Handy 6" x 9" size fits easily in a purse, backpack or tote bag.

How Do I Still Be A Mom? You prepared for the expected. What about the unexpected events that lead you directly to the confines of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? As you begin your new role, you can feel more like a visitor than a mom as the (temporary) circumstances dicate the part you will play in your new baby's life. This book validates a mother's anguish of leaving the hospital without her baby while helping her to embrace the unique experience of parenting a preemie.

Small But Mighty is a beautifully illustrated inspirational book for mothers who wish to read to their premature baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Preemies often spend several months in the NICU, making bonding between mother and baby challenging. Reading to preemies also promotes literacy and reading comprehension as adolescents.

Praise for the Fifth Edition: “This book provides a complete look at neonatal healthcare delivery...[It] includes discussions of contemporary topics of interest, such as informatics, genetics, global health, and family-centered care, which are vital to providers caring for neonates today. The case studies and evidence-based practice dialogues provide great opportunities for further reflection. The book is useful to a wide audience in nursing, including undergraduate and graduate nursing students, practicing neonatal and pediatric nurses, and advanced practice nurses who care for neonates." Score: 92, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews The sixth edition of this acclaimed neonatal nursing text is completely updated to encompass the most current research findings and strategies for providing cost-effective and evidence-based care. It continues to address neonatal care from a physiologic and pathophysiologic perspective, with a major emphasis on nursing management at the bedside and advanced practice level. It examines each neonatal body system and describes evidence-based interventions that assist in understanding the ‘why’ behind various clinical presentations. Integrative management is threaded throughout the text along with extensive research findings to support practice strategies and rationales for sound clinical decision-making. Case studies, evidence-based practice boxes, QSEN competencies, and online resources help to amplify and reinforce content. New to the Sixth Edition: New technologies including neonatal health care simulation Trauma-Informed Care Substantial revisions to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program Updates in Continuous Quality Improvement Emphasis on neuroprotective factors Emerging global trends Genomics and its relationship to precision health prevention of diseases Maternal-Fetal Units Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and maternal drug use Leadership and cost management of the NICU Updates on neonatal care protocols and procedures, new treatments, and new trends in family-centered integrative developmental care New palliative care protocols Video clips regarding parental caregiving Parent perspectives on care Podcasts from experts in the field Highlighted callouts for Emergency Alert, Quality and Safety Issues, and Family Concerns Key Features: Complete physiologic and embryologic foundation of each neonatal body system The relevance of various diagnostic tests Integrates quality and safety as per QSEN competencies Case studies, evidence-based practice boxes, parent handouts, and online resources Authored by internationally reputed “mother” of neonatal nursing Parent Voices provide new perspective on neonatal care