Hospitalization of a baby in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been described as a traumatic experience for both parents and baby leading to higher rates of postpartum depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents and to adverse developmental, cognitive and behavioral outcomes in their infants. The focus of care in the NICU has been broadening and evolving to emphasize the importance of supporting the family-infant relationship, since ultimately, the well-being of the family affects the well-being of the baby. Research documents that NICU parents both desire and benefit from psychosocial support from NICU staff, yet many staff, including neonatologists and neonatal nurses, do not feel they have adequate skills to support these needs. NICU staff need knowledge and tools beyond what typical healthcare education provides. Interdisciplinary recommendations for work toward best practice around psychosocial support of infants/parents and staff are presented.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Participants will be able to understand and articulate the concepts and tenets of interdisciplinary neuroprotective care in the NICU;
Objective 2: Participants will be able to have a working knowledge of what the Potentially Better Practice (PBP) recommendations contain;
Objective 3: Participants will be able to begin to consider quality improvement projects for increasing comprehensive family support.
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