The Baby Manual

by Ian Banks

Taking delivery of a new baby is even more exciting than taking delivery of a new car (at least for most people). It can also be more worrying - after all, if you decide you've made a mistake you can't send the baby back to the factory or trade it in for another one. Conception, pregnancy and birth can nowaddays be associated with some very high-tech equipment, but underneath the monitors and scanner screens the basic process is the same as it ever was (just as the internal combustion engine itself has not changed, despite being surrounded by electronic sensors and control units). This manual gives you what you would expect from down-to-earth, step-by-step instructions, written by professionals from practical experience. The manual should help you decide when and how to start; keep your cool in the delivery room; maintain baby's bodywork in optimum condition; prevent corrosion of vital parts; understand the on-board diagnostic system; and decide when to call in professional assistance.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

160 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 2003

About the author

Ian is a retired accident and emergency doctor and general practitioner. He is a former president of the Men’s Health Forum (England and Wales), past vice president of the International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH), past deputy editor of the Men’s Health Journal and for six years the medical editor for Men’s Health magazine. He was a trustee of Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP, formerly Doctor Patient Partnership) for six years. Ian is a founder member of the Self Care Forum (UK) and the official spokesman on men’s health issues for the BMA.

The BBC book The Trouble with Men was written by Ian in 1996 to accompany the television series of the same name. It was followed by Men’s Health, The Good Patient Guide, The Children’s Health Guide, Get Fit with Brittas, Men’s Health in General Practice, The Dad’s Survival Guide and Ask About Sex.

Ian has written a series of books for Haynes. These include Man Workshop Manual, Baby Workshop Manual, Sex Workshop Manual, Woman Workshop Manual, Toddler Manual, Cancer Manual (the only book in 2004 to win the Plain English Award), HGV MAN (on men and weight) and Brain (dealing with men and mental wellbeing). He has also written or edited over 150 small workshop manuals on various areas of men’s health with a distribution of over two million copies.

From: http://emhf.org/about-the-emhf/ian-ba...

Not to be confused with Iain Banks