Drawing on the contributions and practical wisdom of more than seventy pediatric specialists and a six-member AAP review board, this invaluable book provides sound, reassuring advice on child rearing, plus the latest scientific information you need to know to safeguard your child's most precious asset: his or her health.Caring for Your Baby and Child is actually two volumes in one. The first half offers a comprehensive parenting manual. Written in a warm accessible style and illustrated with more than 300 helpful drawings, the manual covers a wide range of topics, from preparing for childbirth and choosing a pediatrician to bonding and basic child care, and just about every other concern or question that parents have.Detailed, accurate, and up-to-date, Caring for Your Baby and Child is an essential child-care resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children--and the one guide both parents and pediatricians can safely trust.