I delivered my daughter at 33 weeks by emergency C-section. During the next few weeks of staying at the hospital and spending time in the "special care" nursery, I read this book in the hospital guest room in between nursery visits. It was wonderful, and helped me keep my sanity. It explains all the high-tech stuff you'll see, talks about common problems in preemies, and puts everything into common language. Often I understood what they told me in the nursery, then forgot it once I left... sleep deprivation and stress does that to a person!... this book always had the answers I needed. If you are a new parent of a preemie, or know someone who is, I highly recommend this book!