| Popis: |
Adversity in childhood negatively impacts health and wellness across the life span. Infants across all gestational ages requiring newborn intensive care are exposed to a myriad of early adverse experiences ranging from painful and stressful procedures to sleep fragmentation, social isolation, and maternal separation. For the family, neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization has been described as a traumatic event that shatters hopes, dreams, and expectations for parenthood. Acknowledging the nature of traumatic experiences endured by infants, families, and clinicians within the setting of intensive critical care assists in identifying and developing strategies aimed at reducing traumatization and re-traumatization while creating effective compassionate caring encounters. Trauma-informed developmental care invites practitioners to move past procedure-driven practices and create a culture of care that focuses on the human experience. This requires a shift in mindset, intention, and language. |
