Fragile Beginnings
Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2018
Summary
Half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States every year. In this gripping medical narrative, Dr. Adam Wolfberg brings readers into the complex world of newborn intensive care, where brilliant but imperfect doctors do all they can to coax life into their tiny, injured patients. As a specialist in high-risk obstetrics and the father of a child born prematurely, Wolfberg explores the profound questions raised by such fragile beginnings, both from the front lines of the NICU an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807011669 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807011665 |
| Author: | Adam Wolfberg, Adam Wolfberg, MD |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Harvard Health Publications |
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Critics Review
“A page-turner for any parent of a premature infant.“—Boston Globe
“Midway through Dr. Adam Wolfberg’s internship, his daughter is born severely premature. Suddenly he finds himself on the other side of the medical curtain, navigating the terrifying maze of life-threatening illness. From his unique vantage point as physician and parent, Wolfberg brings us inside neonatology and intensive care units, on a journey that is both heart-wrenching and eye-opening. Honest, perceptive, engaging.”—Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, author of Medicine in Translation and Singular Intimacies
“ [An] honest, heart-wrenching yet hopeful account.”—Isis Parenting
“Writing with a physician’s acuity and a father’s compassion, Adam Wolfberg presents a clear-eyed view of the challenges facing premature infants and their families, as well as the harrowing world of newborn intensive care. His honesty will be welcomed by anyone who has navigated this treacherous course.”—Elizabeth Mehren, Professor of Journalism, Boston University, and author of Born Too Soon
“Adam Wolfberg is uniquely qualified to write this powerful, illuminating, and much-needed book. By blending the fears and hopes of his personal story with the knowledge and insight of his professional experience, he takes readers through every aspect of the newborn intensive care unit. Truth, unsweetened by sentimentality, informs every page. I learned far more than I imagined there was to learn while being so caught up in his daughter’s journey that I couldn’t put the book down.“—Rachel Simon, author of The Story of a Beautiful Girl
About The Author
Adam Wolfberg
Adam Wolfberg, MD, MPH, is a specialist in high-risk obstetrics at Tufts Medical Center and an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. He was formerly a research fellow and faculty member in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His research into fetal brain injury is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations. Wolfberg has been a contributor to Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, Slate, WSJOnline, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. He is a physician spokesperson for the March of Dimes.
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