Baby

by Joseph A. Stirt, M.D.

Joseph Stirt is a doctor; his wife, Judith, is a nurse. Their lives and medical beliefs change radically when faced with the treatment of their premature baby in the very hospital where Dr. Stirt practices, a place where success is measured only in terms of life or death. The agony of the Stirts' experiences—the conflict between their high-tech medical training and their human emotions—is vividly played out in Baby. This heart-rending story of the decisions that two parents must face is also the personal saga of a doctor's re-examination of his medical training and beliefs as he and his wife ask themselves what their child will be like if she survives.

"Powerful emotional impact."
— Publishers Weekly

"Touching human drama."
— Kirkus Reviews

*Hungarian rights sold to IPC
*German rights sold to Bastei Verlag

A New Horizon Press Release
Parenting & Childcare/Medical
5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 307 pages
LC# 92-60566, world rights
ISBN: 0-88282-111-3 (hc), $22.95