Breathe, Baby, Breathe!: Neonatal Intensive Care, Prematurity, and Complicated Pregnancies

"Breathe, Baby, Breathe! is incredibly honest, and there are times when you are brought to tears. Dr. Janvier not only discusses what it is like to be the mother of a premature baby, but its impact on her own sense of self-worth and the challenges to her family."

Lainie Ross, Professor of Clinical Medical Ethics and Pediatrician, University of Chicago

"Breathe, Baby, Breathe! is a book about resignation, resilience, and transformation."

Nicolas Krawiecki, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Emory University

"Annie Janvier has written the best book by far about prematurity for parents and health care providers. As a neonatologist, bioethicist, and mother of an extremely preterm infant, her voice is unique, and we should all listen to her wise and eloquent words. Her intensely honest account of giving birth to Violette at 24 weeks’ gestation and her subsequent experiences as a mother in the NICU is quite remarkable. This amazing book is written from Annie’s heart but also from her brain and her gut."

Edward Bell, MD, Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics – Neonatology, University of Iowa Health Care

"This moving, funny, heartbreaking, and insightful glimpse into the mind and heart of a preemie parent is all the more remarkable because it is written by a neonatologist. The book shows the limitations of mere facts and the importance of wisdom in helping parents whose babies are critically ill." John D. Lantos, Director of Pediatric Bioethics and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine