Early : (Record no. 59092)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780008394707 (pbk)
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number 159.9
Item number DIG
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name DiGregorio, Sarah
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Early :
Sub Title An Intimate History Of Premature Birth And What It Teaches Us About Being Human
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher FOURTH ESTATE
Year of publication 2020
Place of publication New Delhi
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages x, 347p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Prologue: one birth -- The unexpected: millions of births. What happened? ; Treatments and outcomes ; Viability and the zone of parental discretion -- The body: incubation. The history of incubation: Coney Island, chicken eggs, and changelings ; The modern incubator, or how to build a giraffe ; The incubators of the future: babies in bags -- The breath: treating respiratory distress. Dr. Mildred Stahlman and the miniature iron lung ; Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos and the rugged machine ; JFK's lost baby and the advent of surfactant -- The Self: protecting the premature brain. The revolutionary practice of listening to preemies ; Follow-up care: preemie development beyond the NICU -- The threshold: end-of-life issues at birth. What should we do for 22-week babies? ; Knowing when to stop ; Choice, decisions, and the messiness of real life -- The crisis: the body under stress. Racism causes preterm birth ; What prematurity means in Mississippi ; Group prenatal care and the power of community -- The invisibles: breaking the silence. The hidden trauma of prematurity ; Grown preemies speak for themselves -- Epilogue.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio's harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology - and explores the questions raised by premature birth.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.
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Topical Term Mothers--psychology
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element General
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Koha item type BOOKS
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Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Current library Shelving location Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
        IMSc Library First Floor, Rack No: 1, Shelf No: 7 159.9 DIG 76203 BOOKS
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

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