Previously infertile couples and the newborn intensive care unit.
Having a newborn child admitted to a newborn intensive care unit can be a traumatic experience for parents; however, parents who previously have been infertile face unique problems in coping with this situation. The authors discuss the difficulties parents must overcome in resolving their crises and in developing a good relationship with their child, or, in some cases, coming to terms with the child's death or ongoing disability. In addition, the authors offer suggestions for effective social work intervention.
Lind
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Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois.
Pruitt
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Greenfeld
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D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D007246:Infertility; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009769:Object Attachment; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012947:Social Work