"Mental Health" in the NICU: Time to Catch Up and Provide Trauma-Informed Care for Families and Pros
Mental health in the NICU has often been on the outer edge of neonatal care because of the focus being on the baby's health. Yet, with postpartum depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) skyrocketing in the NICU and being proven to affect developmental outcomes, it is time
to change that. Evidence is provided in this interview with Cheryl Milford, EdS, a NICU psychologist.
Keywords: NEONATAL; NICU; NICU PSYCHOLOGIST; PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2017
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