Allison G. Dempsey, "Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families: Meeting the Needs of Patients, Families, and Providers i"
English | ISBN: 0197545025 | 2022 | 488 pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 0197545025 | 2022 | 488 pages | PDF | 6 MB
There are relatively high rates of complications in the fetal and neonatal periods (1 in 33 fetuses born with birth defects and 1 in 10 preterm births in the US). With advances in maternal-fetal care and growing services and life-extending medical innovations in the neonatal period, more families are presenting to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and often for longer lengths of time. The growing recognition of mental health needs of families and providers in fetal care centers, NICUs, and neonatal follow-up programs has led to a quickly increasing presence of behavioral health providers in these settings.
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