| Description |
xiii, 114 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Merloyd Lawrence book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index. |
| Summary |
Celebrates a baby's extraordinary abilities in the first hours and days of life. The Klauses take parents and all those who care for new families into this freshly charted world, one they have been exploring for decades. The photographs begin before birth with images of fetuses actually comforting themselves in the womb. We then see newborns less than one hour old crawling unassisted to the breast, recognizing the voices of their parents, and shutting out unwanted sights and sounds. Parents will learn how to discover an infant's clear preferences for certain shapes, smells, tastes, and tones of voice. They will be delighted and amazed that within days after birth, newborns can engage in an intimate and reciprocal choreography, and nestle into a parent's embrace as though they had practiced for years.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Before birth: Dawning awareness -- The first minutes -- Waking to the world -- Newborn sight -- Newborn hearing -- Touch, taste, and smell -- Motions and rhythms -- Expressions and emotions -- The newly adopted baby -- The newborn family. |
| Subject |
Newborn infants -- Care.
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Infant, Newborn -- Popular Works.
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Infant Behavior -- Popular Works.
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Infant Care -- Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Klaus, Phyllis H.
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| ISBN |
0738200131 |
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9780738200132 |
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073820188X |
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9780738201887 |
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