Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Infant Care books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- What to Expect the First Year (2014)
- The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance (Owner’s and Instruction Manual) (2012)
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (2014)
- Delmar’s Maternal-Infant Nursing Care Plans [Paperback] [2004] (Author) Karla L. Luxner (1994)
- Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2018)
- Study Guide for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2018)
- Newborn 101: Secrets from Expert Nurses on Preparing and Caring for Your Baby at Home (2017)
- The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (2015)
- Teach Yourself Baby Sleep (Teach Yourself: General Reference) (2007)
- Study Guide for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2014)
- Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers – Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles into Practice (2005)
What to Expect the First Year (2014)
With over 11 million copies in print, What to Expect: The First Year, now in a completely revised third edition, is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated.
The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance (Owner’s and Instruction Manual) (2012)
At Last! A Beginner’s Guide to Newborn Baby Technology You’ve programmed your DVR, you’ve installed a wireless Internet connection, you can even check Facebook on your cell phone. But none of this experience will prepare you for the world’s biggest technological marvel: a newborn baby.
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (2014)
From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers All parents want to provide the very best care for their children.
Delmar’s Maternal-Infant Nursing Care Plans [Paperback] [2004] (Author) Karla L. Luxner (1994)
Paperback Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 62857th edition (1994) ASIN: B00E7JRD7S Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars 18 customer reviews Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,586,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2018)
Prepare to give pediatric patients the specialized care they deserve with the leading text in pediatric nursing. Written by pediatric experts, takes a unique, easy-to-follow developmental approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. This longtime bestseller provides an evidence-based, clinical perspective that shows how the quality of nursing care can impact quality patient outcomes.
Study Guide for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2018)
Corresponding chapter by chapter to the completely reorganized and revised , this study guide helps you apply pediatric nursing concepts to real-world practice. It assesses, reinforces, and strengthens your understanding of pediatric nursing with learning activities, review questions, and case studies with critical thinking questions.
Newborn 101: Secrets from Expert Nurses on Preparing and Caring for Your Baby at Home (2017)
Carole Kramer Arsenault has spent the last two decades helping parents through pregnancy, labor, and all of their new responsibilities once baby comes home—both as a longtime pediatric nurse, and as the founder of the most highly regarded baby-care service in New England. From the first trimester to the “fourth” (baby’s crucial first three months), Arsenault and her team of professional nurses have seen it all.
The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (2015)
Thousands of parents, from regular moms and dads to Hollywood superstars, have come to baby expert Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his remarkable techniques for soothing babies and increasing sleep. Now his landmark book—fully revised and updated with the latest insights into infant sleep, bedsharing, breastfeeding, swaddling, and SIDS risk—can teach you too! Dr.
Teach Yourself Baby Sleep (Teach Yourself: General Reference) (2007)
Colic, sleep apnea, and night terrors are just a few of the problems babies face during the sleep hours. Teach Yourself Baby Sleep provides you with practical tips and case studies to help you empower yourself and conquer these seemingly insurmountable issues.
Study Guide for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (2014)
Master pediatric nursing concepts and apply them to the practice setting! Corresponding to the chapters in , by Marilyn Hockenberry and David Wilson, this study guide reinforces your understanding of pediatric nursing with learning activities, review questions, and case studies with critical thinking questions. includes multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and true/false questions.
Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers – Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles into Practice (2005)
Underpinned by substantive research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers constructive advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children. Based on a philosophy of respect and sensitive observation of infants, it is appropriate for use in Sure Start programmes.
Best Infant Care Books: The Ultimate Collection
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Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families: Meeting the Needs of Patients, Families, and Providers in Fetal, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Neonatal Follow-Up Settings
Author(s): Allison G. Dempsey, Joanna C.M. Cole, Sage N. Saxton
ID: 3423680, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Year: 2022, Size: 6 Mb, Format: pdf
Historical Perspectives on Infant Care and Development
Author(s): Amanda Norman
ID: 3728389, Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, Year: 2022, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children
Author(s): Marilyn J. Hockenberry PhD RN PPCNP-BC FAAN, David Wilson MS RN C (NIC)
ID: 3180357, Publisher: Mosby, Year: 2018, Size: 97 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really best-sellers according to Chicago Tribune, others are drafted by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.