Offers medical advice for caring for one's baby in his or her first three years of life. Covers common health problems and issues children of such ages face, nutrition and sleep advice, and strategies for dealing with tantrums and fussiness in order to better bond with one's child.

Vol. 1: From conception to baby. Viewers learn about fertilization and how chromosomes determine the gender and physical attributes of a baby. We show how a single cell develops into an embryo and follow the rapidly changing stages of fetal development. Students also examine the importance of prenatal care, nutrition and a healthy prenatal environment. Vol. 2: Pregnancy in progress. Viewers learn the early signs of pregnancy and the host of changes...

The new edition of this bestselling guide to newborn care has been fully revised and updated. Written by two pediatricians and focusing on the first few months of an infant's life, Heading Home With Your Newborn, 3rd Edition, includes new information on breastfeeding and the involvement of allergies, formula options, vitamins and supplements (vitamins, iron, fluoride, probiotics), sleep, extended stay in strapped-in positions (car seats, bouncy chairs),...

In this volume, Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder evaluate the consequences and benefits of state-mandated newborn screening - and the larger policy questions they raise about the inherent inequalities in American medical care that limit the effectiveness of this potentially lifesaving technology. It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded....