Our list of some of the best Newborn Care books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- 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)
- Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality (2015)
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (2014)
- 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)
- Baby’s First Year Milestones: Promote and Celebrate Your Baby’s Development with Monthly Games and Activities (2018)
- Teach Yourself Baby Sleep (Teach Yourself: General Reference) (2007)
- Easy Newborn Care Tips: Proven Parenting Tips For Your Newborn’s Development, Sleep Solution And Complete Feeding Guide (Positive Parenting) (2019)
- Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care (2018)
- Newborn 101: Secrets from Expert Nurses on Preparing and Caring for Your Baby at Home (2017)
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.
Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality (2015)
The new edition of this bestselling guide to newborn care has been fully revised and updated.
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.
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.
Baby’s First Year Milestones: Promote and Celebrate Your Baby’s Development with Monthly Games and Activities (2018)
Baby’s First Year Milestones is a month-by-month guide filled with activities designed to support your baby’s development during their first year of life.In twelve months, your newborn will transform into a child.
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.
Easy Newborn Care Tips: Proven Parenting Tips For Your Newborn’s Development, Sleep Solution And Complete Feeding Guide (Positive Parenting) (2019)
How much do you know about your baby and newborns in general?Would you like to know more? Then you need to keep readingThe first year of your child’s life is critical for healthy development. You may be faced with hundreds of parenting decisions in the first year about sleeping, nourishing and caring for your baby.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care (2018)
Text “Critical Component” boxes highlight essential information and ask students to assess their knowledge in clinical context “Safe and Effective Nursing” boxes summarize important safety concepts, such as understanding medications and patient education. “Evidence-Based Practice” boxes” (EBP) focus on research-based care. “Case Studies” ask students to apply their knowledge to the real-life situations and concerns.
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.
Best Newborn Care Books Everyone Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some newborn care books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Goldsmith’s Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate: An Evidence-Based Approach to Newborn Respiratory Care
Author(s): Martin Keszler, Gautham Suresh, Jay P. Goldsmith
ID: 3303293, Publisher: Elsevier, Year: 2022, Size: 76 Mb, Format: pdf
PCEP Book 4: Specialized Newborn Care (Volume 4) (Perinatal Continuing Education Program)
Author(s): Dr. Robert A Sinkin MD MPH FAAP (editor), Dr. Christian A. Chisholm MD FACOG (editor)
ID: 3596869, Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, Year: 2021, Size: 11 Mb, Format: pdf
PCEP Book 1: Maternal and Fetal Evaluation and Immediate Newborn Care (Volume 1) (Perinatal Continuing Education Program)
Author(s): Dr. Robert A Sinkin MD MPH FAAP (editor), Dr. Christian A. Chisholm MD FACOG (editor)
ID: 3596980, Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, Year: 2021, Size: 23 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Chicago Tribune, others are written 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 books you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.