Book Rewview: Baby Body Signs by Dr Joan Liebmann-Smith and Jacqueline Nardi Egan

Anna over at FSB has sent me a great book, just in time for the baby-shower season in our family, not sure about yours (they do seem to come in masses in the fall donlt they?)

Synopsis:

Most babies are carefully examined by a medical staff immediately after their birth. But from then on, it’s the people who spend the most time with them – their parents, grandparents, and even babysitters – who are more likely to notice something out of the ordinary. Fortunately, many of these baby body signs are benign; but sometimes they can be the first clue that a child needs immediate medical care. Baby Body Signs is the indispensable guide that will help parents and other caregivers make that vital distinction – transforming their paranoia into power. 

Author Info:

Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D., is a medical sociologist and award-winning medical writer specializing in women and children’s health. She is a member of the advisory board of Healthy Children Healthy Futures.

Jacqueline Nardi Egan, is a medical journalist who specializes in developing and writing educational programs with and for physicians, allied health professionals, patients, and consumers.

Liebmann-Smith and Egan have co-authored three previous books -- Body Signs (Bantam, 2008); The Unofficial Guide to Getting Pregnant (Wiley, 2005); and The Unofficial Guide to Overcoming Infertility.

For more information please visit www.BabyBodySigns.com

Review: This is a GREAT book to give to first-time expectant mothers! It has ALOT of info that I never knew and I've got a 3 yr old!  If you took the quiz on friday, you may have realized that already! Some other interesting tips from the book:

• In a test of more than 200 noise-producing toys, only 10 fell within acceptable noise levels set by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. All the others could place children at risk for hearing damage. 
• Children should be tested for color blindness as early as possible. Since many toys and preschool activities are color dependent, teachers should be alerted if a child is color- blind.
  Otherwise they may mistakenly think that the child has a language or other  problem.
• At birth, a baby’s sense of smell is about 10,000 time more accurate than his or her
  sense of taste. Newborns can even recognize their mothers by their odor.
• Just one blistering sunburn in child-hood doubles the risk of the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, later in life. 
• A recent study in Germany found that babies who are taken into chlorinated public pools during the first year of life are at increased risk for diarrhea. The researchers believe that this is because babies have immature lungs and immune systems, making them vulnerable to pool pollutants.

WOW- amazing aren't they! The book pretty much covers everything during an infants first year of life and up to about 2 to 2 1/2 yrs of age. I would have shared my review copy with one of you, but I'm giving it as a gift! This is THE book to gift at baby showers!

Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I received this book, free of charge, from FSB Associates, for review purposes. No compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review it.