title: The family and neonatal intensive care.
abstract: The birth of a sick newborn provides great stress for the family. During the illness, the family must face charged issues, including the loss of the perfect child they had anticipated and a fear that their baby may die. Issues related to helping these vulnerable families are examined, including response to the birth of a sick baby, communication with the family, preparation for discharge and long term hospitalization, as well as issues pertaining to the staff of the neonatal intensive care unit.
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000523:psychology; D008134:Long-Term Care; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011368:Professional-Family Relations