Take a Deep Breath

Clear the Air for the Health of Your Child

At some point during childhood, 80 to 90% of all children have a breathing problem. ‘Take a Deep Breath’ is a comprehensive, accessible, and indispensible guide for parents, caregivers, teachers, and healthcare providers on the subject of children's breathing issues.

From the uppermost part of the airway — the nose, to the lowermost part — the lungs, Dr Nina Shapiro explains which problems are truly worrisome, and which are actually normal stages in a child's growth. ‘Take a Deep Breath’ will enable you to do just that, take a deep breath, and get a better, clearer understanding of what's going on when a child breathes in and out.

Contents:

• Newborn to Three Months:

  • Nose-Breathing a Must!
  • Throaty Gurgles: The Low-Down on the Lazy Voice Box
  • Newborn Breathing Issues Related to Feeding
  • Back to Sleep and Beyond: SIDS Prevention
  • Wheezing: Can a Newborn Have Asthma?
  • Respiratory Infections in Newborns
  • Clear the Air for Your Newborn

• Three Months to One Year:

  • Stuffy Nose in Babies: What's Up There?
  • Throaty Noises and Stridor
  • Feeding Issues for Healthy Breathing
  • Sleepy Breathing in the First Year
  • Respiratory Illnesses in Babies: Croup and Crud
  • Nebulizers: What's in Them?
  • Clear the Air for the First Year

• One to Five Years:

  • Stuffy Nose/ Runny Nose/ Sinusitis — From Friends and Foes
  • Snoring: What's That Noise?
  • Choking Hazards: What is Safe to Eat?
  • Hoarseness in Toddlers and Preschoolers: Shhhhh!
  • Wheezing and Coughing: When is it Asthma?
  • Respiratory Illness in Toddlers and Preschoolers: Yuck!
  • Clear the Air for Your Child

Readership: Parents, caregivers, teachers, pediatricians, primary care physicians.
Key Features:

• It is the first and only book focusing on the comprehensive issues of breathing in children; it is also written in a manner accessible to both non-medical and medical people alike
• It is written by Dr Nina Shapiro, Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat at the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. An internationally-recognized specialist, she has treated tens of thousands of children with breathing disorders, along the spectrum of mild to life-threatening. She is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, where she also completed her training in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery. She completed a combined fellowship in pediatric ear, nose, and throat at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, and the Children's Hospital of San Diego. She has appeared on numerous media venues as a commentator for pediatric breathing problems including television, radio, print, and the internet. She has been featured on the hit CBS Show “The Doctors”, Discovery Health Channel “Medical Diary”, and Extra TV “LifeChangers”. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed medical articles, and is the editor of the upcoming text “Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology”
• In support of publication of the book, Dr Shapiro is determinably available to promote the sales of “Take a Deep Breath”. As a veteran of many forms of media, in addition to being highly mediagenic, Dr Shapiro will be able to endorse this book in all forms of media. Her strong and lasting affiliations with all of the top medical societies in her field will also be powerful venues for book promotion. The Matttel Children's Hospital at UCLA has an expert team of media relations professionals, who would be able to market this book through the UCLA media outreach programs