title: Taking care of the NICU Mom.
abstract: NICU NURSES HAVE CHALLENGING jobs working with both extremely fragile newborns and their families. The mother in this family unit is one of the most important people to take care of, in addition to the newborn. So much has happened and continues to happen to her child(ren) that she is in a tailspin of physical and emotional pain. There are many ways to help the new mother through this trying time, and the NICU nurse is often the one who can be the most effective in getting mom on a solid path forward. Here are some suggestions for NICU nurses working with these shell-shocked mothers.
authors.affiliation: ddiscenza@gmail.com
authors.forename: Deb
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Discenza
mesh_terms: D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations