Abstract
For parents, the experience of having an infant in the NICU is often psychologically traumatic. No parent can be fully prepared for the extreme stress and range of emotions of caring for a critically ill newborn. As health care providers familiar with the NICU, we thought that we understood the impact of the NICU on parents. But we were not prepared to see the children in our own families as NICU patients. Here are some of the lessons our NICU experience has taught us. We offer these lessons in the hope of helping health professionals consider a balanced view of the NICU's impact on families.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | e20160655 |
| Journal | Pediatrics |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
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- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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Stronger and more vulnerable : A balanced view of the impacts of the NICU experience on parents. / Janvier, Annie; Lantos, John; Aschner, Judy L.; Barrington, Keith; Batton, Beau; Batton, Daniel; Berg, Siri Fuglem; Carter, Brian; Campbell, Deborah E.; Cohn, Felicia; Lyerly, Anne Drapkin; Ellsbury, Dan; Fanaroff, Avroy; Fanaroff, Jonathan; Fanaroff, Kristy; Gravel, Sophie; Haward, Marlyse; Kutzsche, Stefan; Marlow, Neil; Montello, Martha; Maitre, Nathalie; Morris, Joshua T.; Paulsen, Odd G.; Prentice, Trisha; Spitzer, Alan R.
In: Pediatrics, Vol. 138, No. 3, e20160655, 01.09.2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
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AU - Janvier, Annie
AU - Lantos, John
AU - Aschner, Judy L.
AU - Barrington, Keith
AU - Batton, Beau
AU - Batton, Daniel
AU - Berg, Siri Fuglem
AU - Carter, Brian
AU - Campbell, Deborah E.
AU - Cohn, Felicia
AU - Lyerly, Anne Drapkin
AU - Ellsbury, Dan
AU - Fanaroff, Avroy
AU - Fanaroff, Jonathan
AU - Fanaroff, Kristy
AU - Gravel, Sophie
AU - Haward, Marlyse
AU - Kutzsche, Stefan
AU - Marlow, Neil
AU - Montello, Martha
AU - Maitre, Nathalie
AU - Morris, Joshua T.
AU - Paulsen, Odd G.
AU - Prentice, Trisha
AU - Spitzer, Alan R.
PY - 2016/9/1
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