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Intimate neonatal ICU life-and-death drama.

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If you find yourself drawn to medical miracles and the intense, emotional rollercoaster of a hospital's neonatal ICU, "Baby ER" delivers an unfiltered glimpse. It's a testament to the tenacity of life and the medical professionals who work tirelessly to nurture it. This book could resonate deeply with your appreciation for human resilience and the intricacy of neonatal care.

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ISBN: 9780743264433

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ISBN: 9780743264433

Authors: Edward Humes

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Date of Publication: 2004-05-19

Format: Paperback

Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Science

Related Topics: Memoir, Health, Biography, Medicine, Medical

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With "Baby ER," Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes tells the unforgettable story of wonder and hope that lies at medicine's cutting edge, where extraordinary healers and extraordinary patients come together to make miracles. For the parents of sick and premature babies, some weighing less than a pound and no bigger than a can of cola, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- the "Baby ER" -- is their one bastion of hope during the most terrifying moments of their lives, when their children's very survival hangs in the balance. Given unprecedented access to this normally private world, Humes witnesses the midnight deliveries, the harrowing Code Blues, the heart-wrenching setbacks; be there when a young mother first holds her son as he finally emerges from the incubator, and for the triumphant day of discharge, when families are at last made whole. Set in Southern California's Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, home to one of the largest and most respected neonatal units in the nation, "Baby ER" also describes the inspiring and dramatic efforts of the uniquely gifted physicians, nurses, and other healers who work medicine's tiniest miracles, bringing life to a place where, for all but a minute fraction of human history, death has reigned supreme. The neonatal unit has been transformed in recent years by revolutionary advances that have enabled impossibly small preemies not only to

One Line Summary of the Book

Intimate neonatal ICU life-and-death drama.

Who is this book for?

A Note On Book Covers

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.