Born Too Early
Subtitle: Hidden Handicaps of Premature Children
By: Jonna Jepsen
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780429472510
Subjects: Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic Theory; Psychanalyse
Description: "Premature children suffering consequences of their early birth do not grow out of them, and new difficulties may appear as they mature. The sum of negative influences from the time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, eventual problems with interaction, and later a defective or delayed development, can cause continuous problems for premature children. These children can however be protected if we initiate the necessary support. An early effort can prevent the typical consequences of pre-term birth, so that the children will have quite a normal childhood. If the minor difficulties are identified, it is possible to take care of them before they develop into huge problems, and that is just the purpose of this book: to give parents, and professionals close to the child, a possibility to prevent, repair, and rebuild. Born Too Early does not deal with the more usual handicaps but exclusively with the less visible consequences of pre-term birth, which are rarely diagnosed. The book describes the causes of these problems and also details possibilities for prevention, support and treatment as well as the need for public support arrangement."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: The disadvantaged start; CHAPTER TWO: Short- and long-term consequences; CHAPTER THREE: Prevention and possible treatment methods; CHAPTER FOUR: Requirements for provision of public support; CHAPTER FIVE:Professionals involved in family support; CHAPTER SIX: Parents and siblings; CHAPTER SEVEN: Case histories; CHAPTER EIGHT: Research; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; ADDITIONAL RELEVANT LITERATURE AND WEB INFORMATION; INDEX