title: Neonatal intensive care unit. Caring for mothers too.
abstract: The provision of adequate care for the mother of an infant hospitalised within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is often more complex than is immediately obvious. The needs of the mother while her infant is in the NICU are many and varied, as each individual responds differently to the demands and stresses of her infant's hospitalisation. Only by adopting a synchronised approach to the care of the mother and infant can an effective system of care be created.
authors.affiliation: King George V Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009035:Mothers; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations