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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461677803321

Autore

Jepsen Jonna

Titolo

Born too early : hidden handicaps of premature children / / by Jonna Jepsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2018]

©2006

ISBN

0-429-89728-6

0-429-47251-X

1-283-24939-1

9786613249395

1-84940-521-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/011

Soggetti

Premature infants - Development

Premature infants

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: For tidligt fødte børn : usynlige senfølger (Copenhagen : Reitzel Forlag, 2004).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: The disadvantaged start; CHAPTER TWO: Short- and long-term consequences; CHAPTER THREE: Prevention and possible treatment methods; CHAPTER FOUR: Requirements for provision of public support; CHAPTER FIVE:Professionals involved in family support; CHAPTER SIX: Parents and siblings; CHAPTER SEVEN: Case histories; CHAPTER EIGHT: Research; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; ADDITIONAL RELEVANT LITERATURE AND WEB INFORMATION; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Premature children suffering consequences of their early birth do not grow out of them, and new difficulties may appear as they mature. The sum of negative influences from the time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, eventual problems with interaction, and later a defective or delayed development, can cause continuous problems for premature children. These children can however be protected if we initiate the



necessary support. An early effort can prevent the typical consequences of pre-term birth, so that the children will have quite a normal childhood. If the minor difficulties are identified, it is possible to take care of them before they develop into huge problems, and that is just the purpose of this book: to give parents, and professionals close to the child, a possibility to prevent, repair, and rebuild. Born Too Early does not deal with the more usual handicaps but exclusively with the less visible consequences of pre-term birth, which are rarely diagnosed.