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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779362903321

Autore

Brink Susan (Susan Frances), <1947->

Titolo

The fourth trimester [[electronic resource] ] : understanding, protecting and nurturing an infant through the first three months / / Susan Brink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013

ISBN

1-283-86034-1

0-520-95451-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

649/.122

Soggetti

Infants - Care

Infants - Development

Newborn infants - Care

Newborn infants - Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: A Transition from the Comfort of the Womb to the Reality of the World -- 1. Evolution and the Primitive Brain of a Newborn: Why Infants Arrive Unfinished -- 2. Crying: The Wakeup Call That Says Everything Has Changed -- 3. Sleeping: Irregular and Sporadic Sleep Is Normal in the Fourth Trimester -- 4. Feeding: Breast Milk and Formula -- 5. Sound: Laying the Foundation for Speech -- 6. Sight: From Forms to Faces -- 7. Touch: Pain and Pleasure -- 8. Physical Development: Getting Ready to Crawl, Walk, and Run -- 9. Stimulation: Keep It Real, Keep It Simple -- 10. Mom and Dad: The Parents' Fourth Trimester -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. The fourth trimester has more in common with the nine months that came before than with the lifetime that follows. This comprehensive, intimate, and much-needed "operating manual" for newborns presents a new paradigm of a baby's early life that shifts our focus and alters our priorities. Combining the latest scientific findings with real-life stories and experiences, Susan



Brink examines critical dimensions of newborn development such as eating and nutrition, bonding and attachment, sleep patterns, sensory development, pain and pleasure, and the creation of foundations for future advancement. Brink offers well-informed, practical information and the reasons behind her advice so that parents and caretakers can make their own decisions about how to care for a newborn during this crucial period. The Fourth Trimester assures readers that infants are as biologically capable as they are physically helpless. They thrive on what is readily available in every household: consistent, loving attention.