NICU PTSD

Parents of Premature Babies Face a Further Trauma – PTSD

From BBC News Health:

New research by the charity Bliss has found that 62% of parents of premature babies reported they had no access to formal psychological support, such as counselling or talking therapies, while their baby was on a neonatal unit.

Of the survey of 589 parents, 16% of parents were diagnosed with PTSD after their time on the neonatal unit.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44888954

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