READY FOR THE AIR

According to the March of Dimes, 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide each year. It is a global problem, affecting families everywhere. READY FOR AIR eloquently gives voice to one mother's harrowing and poignant experience of premature motherhood, which started with the early delivery of her tiny daughter because of severe preeclampsia. She shares what all parents of preterm babies experience: the shock, the scares, the lonely nights in the intensive care unit of hospital, the warmth of family and friends and the terrifying attachment.

With candor, grace and a healthy dose of humor, Hopper takes us into the final weeks of her pregnancy, the this-was-not-part-of-the-plan first weeks of little Stella's life and the isolated world she and her husband inhabited when they finally took their daughter home. Down-to-earth and honest about the hard realities of having a baby, as well as the true joys, READY FOR AIR is a testament to the strength of motherhood - and stories - to transform lives.