Episode 20: Communicating with Parents During Stressful Times

Guest:

Sue Hall MD, MSW, Retired Neonatologist, My NICU Network-My Perinatal Network

Wakako Eklund, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, FAANP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrix Medical Group of TN

In this episode:

• Integrate parents as an essential part of their baby’s care team
• Operate NICUs in a way that attends to parents as patients, in addition to baby
• Evaluate how communication with parents impacts their mental health and NICU experience.

This episode is eligible for CEUs. Visit https://handtohold.org/resources/podcasts/nicu-heroes/ to complete the questionnaire. 

-  The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

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