Foreword by John D. Lantos and William Meadow
Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Labour and Prenatal Counselling
The "Perfect Pregnancy" Is a Scam
You Made Your Bed...
12 May
No Bed of Roses
13 May
15 May, Night
End-of-Life Decisions for Extremely Low-Gestational-Age Infants: Why Simple Rules for Complicated Decisions Should Be Avoided
Difficult Decisions
Naming
19 May
20 May
Personalized Decision Making: Practical Recommendations for Antenatal Counseling for Fragile Neonates

Part 2: The Delivery and the First Days
The Delivery
Memories from Gene Dempsey
23 May
24 May
Half Mother at Home
26 May
30 May
3 June
6 June
7 June
11 June
13 June
14 June
The Big Berthas

Part 3: The NICU
Dear Violette
Pepperoni Pizza and Sex
17, 18 June
For Audrey-Anne
Shooting Stars
19, 20 June
21 June
Life Trajectories
23 June
Red Underwear
My Love
24 June
26 June
27 June
Other People
Just Being There
20 July

Part 4: Progress and Setbacks
20 August
22 August
Dear World
Learning to Fall
24 August
31 August
Term MRI for Small Preterm Babies: Do Parents Really Want to Know, and Why Has Nobody Asked Them?
Measuring and Communicating Meaningful Outcomes in Neonatology: A Family Perspective

Part 5: Coming Home
Germ-o-phobia
Meanwhile, with My Other Kids...
Rewriting Your Life
A Mother’s Love
The Backpack: The Sequel
After Violette, Am I a Better Doctor?
Tattoos, Beer, and Bow Ties: The Limits of Professionalism in Medicine
26 September
What’s Your Dream?
22 May 2011
Stronger and More Vulnerable: A Balanced View of the Impacts of the NICU on Parents
Survival Guide for Parents

Part 6: Neonatology Information for Parents, Families, Clinicians, and All Those Who Care about Babies
Getting the Bad Stuff Out
Seven Don’ts for Families and Friends Helping Parents
The Best Ways to Help Parents in the NICU
Ethics and Etiquette in Neonatal Intensive Care

Notes
Glossary of Common Abbreviations Used in the NICU
Selected Bibliography
Resources and Further Reading