Emotions after discharge: When you bring your baby home - 08/2019
Emotions after discharge: When you bring your baby home
Abstract
This handout is for parents of a baby who has been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It explains the unexpected feelings that may arise when the baby is finally able to come home, and talks about anxiety, bonding and attachment, chronic sorrow, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Publisher
University of Washington Medical Center
Date Published (original date)
2015
Revision Date
08/2019
General Subject
Hospital Stay
Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Infant Care
Specific Subject/Keyword
Emotions
Premature Infants
Parent Education
Languages
English
Record ID
4352