Book Review: Take A Deep Breath #WIN

I had the opportunity recently to read a copy of Nina Shapiro,MD 's book Take A Deep Breath.  Oh how I wish this book had been around when my older two boys were babies!  This book goes through breathing for babies up until age 5. I really feel that the first chapters for birth-3 months is a must read for every new parent.  I don't know how many times with my three I wondered "is that normal?"  Dr.  Shapiro clearly defines what is normal and why babies breathe the way they do.  She also goes through some common and un-common problems as well.  My older two boys both had acid reflux and now both have asthma.   Fortunately Jace hasn't presented any symptoms or signs. 


What I really loved about this book was the question/answer sections.  The questions we want answers to are already asked and then the answer is right there for easy referencing back to.  At the end of each chapter Dr. Shapiro has a section where it tells you a summary, and when to worry.  I really found that to be helpful.  It puts the information into small bits that are easier to process.

 About the Author:

Dr. Nina L. Shapiro is the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and an Associate Professor at the  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  As  the first fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist at the medical center since it was founded in 1955;  her presence has put UCLA ‘on the map’ in her field.  A graduate of Harvard Medical School and Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences (cum laude), she  completed her surgical internship at  Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital  and her residency at The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, also in Boston. Shapiro completed additional subspecialty training in pediatric otolaryngology at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London and The Children’s Hospital of San Diego.

A native of New York, Shapiro has been honored with several prestigious awards including; The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Charles Ferguson Award for Clinical Research, The UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Teaching Award and The American Academy of Pediatrics Young Investigators Award among others.  She was named a “Super Doctor” by Los Angeles Magazine in 2008 and is listed in “Who’s Who in America”.

Shapiro is a Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The American Academy of Pediatrics and The  American College of Surgeons. Other professional society memberships include: The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The  American Rhinologic Society, the  Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, The American Broncho-Esophagological Association, Society for University Otolaryngologists, and The Los Angeles Pediatrics Society.

Shapiro lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children, and is active in several charities.
You can find additional information  by visiting Dr. Shapiro's website. 

Take A Deep Breath is available for purchase at Amazon.com and other major retailers.




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