Premature Infant Care.
Postpartum Recovery After C-Section.
He had laughed once at the pile and told her she was turning motherhood into graduate school.
She had smiled then, but he remembered now how slowly the smile had faded after he walked away.
The nursery door was closed.
Mark stood outside it for nearly a minute before turning the knob.
Inside, everything was ready.
Three white cribs lined the soft gray wall.
Above each one hung a wooden name sign.
Grace.
Lily.
Hope.
He stepped inside as if entering a church after breaking something sacred.
A rocking chair sat near the window with a folded blanket over one arm. On the side table was a half-finished bottle of water, a pair of reading glasses, and a notebook.
Emily’s notebook.
Mark picked it up.
The first pages were lists.
Diapers, wipes, preemie clothes, bottle sterilizer.
Questions for Dr. Patel.
What if Baby B’s heart rate drops again?
