Both babies and their parents may experience a stay in the newborn intensive care unit
(NICU) as a traumatic or a 'toxic stress,'which can lead to dysregulation of the hypothalamic …

The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting most
specialized healthcare services worldwide, including those for high-risk newborns and their …

During the current coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), several infection control
measures were adopted to prevent its spread, including limitations for hospital visitors …

Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents of infants in the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) frequently reported high levels of stress, uncertainty, and decreased …

NPC is a unique multidisciplinary approach for the care of newborns affected by life-limiting
or complex medical conditions with uncertain prognosis. Standardized guidelines should be …

This article explores the 2014 Institute of Medicine׳ s recommendation concerning primary
palliative care as integral to all neonates and their families in the intensive care setting. We …

Parenting in the NICU is an intense journey. Parents struggle to build intimacy with their
child amid complex emotions and medical uncertainties. They need to rapidly adapt their …

Background Risk factors for perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among parents of
an infant in the NICU have varied in previous literature. The relationships between …

Fifty years ago, it was not rare for infants born with congenital anomalies or near-term to die.
Neonatology is a recent specialty, emerging in the 1960s as a discipline dedicating itself to …

Aim To investigate the psychosocial impact of genetic testing for childhood‐onset
developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) in order to identify parents' …