Sarah DiGregorio - An Intimate History of Premature Birth

AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF PREMATURE BIRTH

Sarah DiGregorio

Copyright Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Author’s Note Prologue: One Birth Part I: The Unexpected: Millions of Births 1. What Happened? 2. Treatments and Outcomes 3. Viability and the Zone of Parental Discretion Part II: The Body: Incubation 4. The History of Incubation: Coney Island, Chicken Eggs, and Changelings 5. The Modern Incubator, or How to Build a Giraffe 6. The Incubators of the Future: Babies in Bags Part III: The Breath: Treating Respiratory Distress 7. Dr. Mildred Stahlman and the Miniature Iron Lung 8. Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos and the Rugged Machine 9. JFK’s Lost Baby and the Advent of Surfactant Part IV: The Self: Protecting the Premature Brain 10. The Revolutionary Practice of Listening to Preemies 11. Follow-up Care: Preemie Development Beyond the NICU Part V: The Threshold: End-of-Life Issues at Birth 12. What Should We Do for 22-Week Babies? 13. Knowing When to Stop 14. Choice, Decisions, and the Messiness of Real Life Part VI: The Crisis: The Body Under Stress 15. Racism Causes Preterm Birth 16. What Prematurity Means in Mississippi 17. Group Prenatal Care and the Power of Community Part VII: The Invisibles: Breaking the Silence 18. The Hidden Trauma of Prematurity 19. Grown Preemies Speak for Themselves Epilogue Notes Index Acknowledgments About the Author About the Publisher

Dedication Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Author’s Note Prologue: One Birth Part I: The Unexpected: Millions of Births 1. What Happened? 2. Treatments and Outcomes 3. Viability and the Zone of Parental Discretion Part II: The Body: Incubation 4. The History of Incubation: Coney Island, Chicken Eggs, and Changelings 5. The Modern Incubator, or How to Build a Giraffe 6. The Incubators of the Future: Babies in Bags Part III: The Breath: Treating Respiratory Distress 7. Dr. Mildred Stahlman and the Miniature Iron Lung 8. Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos and the Rugged Machine 9. JFK’s Lost Baby and the Advent of Surfactant Part IV: The Self: Protecting the Premature Brain 10. The Revolutionary Practice of Listening to Preemies 11. Follow-up Care: Preemie Development Beyond the NICU Part V: The Threshold: End-of-Life Issues at Birth 12. What Should We Do for 22-Week Babies? 13. Knowing When to Stop 14. Choice, Decisions, and the Messiness of Real Life Part VI: The Crisis: The Body Under Stress 15. Racism Causes Preterm Birth 16. What Prematurity Means in Mississippi 17. Group Prenatal Care and the Power of Community Part VII: The Invisibles: Breaking the Silence 18. The Hidden Trauma of Prematurity 19. Grown Preemies Speak for Themselves Epilogue Notes Index Acknowledgments About the Author About the Publisher

Author’s Note Contents Cover Title Page AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF PREMATURE BIRTH And What It Teaches Us About Being Human Copyright Dedication Author’s Note Prologue: One Birth Part I: The Unexpected: Millions of Births 1. What Happened? 2. Treatments and Outcomes 3. Viability and the Zone of Parental Discretion Part II: The Body: Incubation 4. The History of Incubation: Coney Island, Chicken Eggs, and Changelings 5. The Modern Incubator, or How to Build a Giraffe 6. The Incubators of the Future: Babies in Bags Part III: The Breath: Treating Respiratory Distress 7. Dr. Mildred Stahlman and the Miniature Iron Lung 8. Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos and the Rugged Machine 9. JFK’s Lost Baby and the Advent of Surfactant Part IV: The Self: Protecting the Premature Brain 10. The Revolutionary Practice of Listening to Preemies 11. Follow-up Care: Preemie Development Beyond the NICU Part V: The Threshold: End-of-Life Issues at Birth 12. What Should We Do for 22-Week Babies? 13. Knowing When to Stop 14. Choice, Decisions, and the Messiness of Real Life Part VI: The Crisis: The Body Under Stress 15. Racism Causes Preterm Birth 16. What Prematurity Means in Mississippi 17. Group Prenatal Care and the Power of Community Part VII: The Invisibles: Breaking the Silence 18. The Hidden Trauma of Prematurity 19. Grown Preemies Speak for Themselves Epilogue Notes Index Acknowledgments About the Author About the Publisher