The more you know about a given situation, the better you can handle the situation. Here are some print resources to comfort and inform you as you ride the rollercoaster of the NICU experience.

Books for parents

  • Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie
    Jeff Stimpson
  • Before their Time: Lessons in Living from Those Born Too Soon
    Daniel Taylor
  • Born Early : A Premature Baby’s Story
    Lida Lafferty
  • Born Too Soon
    Elizabeth Mehren
  • Caring for Your Premature Baby : A Complete Resource for Parents
    Alan H. Klein, Jill Alison Ganon
  • Drawings from the Newborn : Poems and Drawings of Infants in Crisis
    Heather Spears
  • In Time and With Love : Caring for the Special Needs Baby
    Marilyn Segal
  • Incubator Views: A Story of Teen Pregnancy and the Struggle of Her Preemie
    Peyton Mathie
  • Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant by Susan  Ludington-Hoe
  • Living Miracles : Stories of Hope from Parents of Premature Babies
    Kimberly Powell, Kim Wilson
  • Miracle Birth Stories of Very Premature Babies : Little Thumbs Up!
    Timothy Smith
  • Newborn Intensive Care : What Every Parent Needs to Know
    Jeanette Zaichkin (Editor)
  • The NICU Notebook, A Parent’s Journal
    Maureen A. Doolan Boyle
  • Preemies: The Essential Guide For Parents of Premature Babies by Dana Wechsler Linden, et al; Paperback
  • The Premature Baby Book : A Parent’s Guide to Coping and Caring in the First Years
     Helen Harrison, Ann Kositsky
  • Preemie Parents’ Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home and through the First Years
    Susan L. Madden, Foreword by William Sears, Jane E. Stewart (Introduction)
  • Saul
    Rosemary Kay
  • Small Victories – Conversations about Prematurity, Disability, Vision Loss, and Success
    Mary Lou Dickerson
  • You Are Not Alone : The NICU Experience
    Children’s Medical Ventures, Inc.
  • Your Premature Baby and Child: Helpful Answers and Advice for Parents  Amy E. Tracy, Dianne I. Maroney,  With Judy C. Bernbaum, With Jessie R. Groothuis
  • Your Premature Baby : Everything You Need to Know About Childbirth, Treatment, and Parenting.
    Frank P. Manginello, Theresa Foy Digeronimo
  • Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years
    Nikki Bradford, Sandra Lousada
  • What to do When Your Baby is Premature: A Parent’s Handbook for Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy and Pre-term Birth  Joseph A. Garcia-Prats
  • Where’s the Evidence? : Debates in Modern Medicine
     William A. Silverman

Books for Children

  • Believe in Katie Lynn
    Bartholomew Resta, illustrated by Kitty Harvell
  • Katie’s Premature Brother
    Elizabeth Hawkins-Wash, illustrated by Jennifer Ryan
  • My Baby Sister Is a Preemie
    Diana M. Amadeo, Cheri Bladholm (Illustrator)
  • No Bigger Than My Teddy Bear
    Valerie Pankow
  • Reemie the Preemie
    Michael Tilford
  • Very Special Preemie Book
    Clorinda Walters, Annemarie Walters (Illustrator)
  • Waiting for Baby Joe
    Pat Lowery Collins , illustrated by Joan Whinham Dunn
  • Watching Bradley Grow : A Story About Premature Birth
    Elizabeth Murphy-Melas, illustrated by Diane Tate