title: Psychosocial program standards for NICU parents.
abstract: This article provides a rationale for and brief description of the process of developing recommendations for program standards for psychosocial support of parents with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A multidisciplinary workgroup of professional organizations and NICU parents was convened by the National Perinatal Association. Six interdisciplinary committees (family-centered developmental care, peer-to-peer support, mental health professionals in the NICU, palliative and bereavement care, follow-up support and staff education and support) worked to produce the recommendations found in this supplemental issue. NICU parents contributed to the work of each committee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hynan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, St John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012944:Social Support; D013192:Staff Development