Lisa S Segre, Rebecca Chuffo Davila, Erika Banks, Kayla Hohmann, Maureen Vlasich, Maria L Hein, Cheryl Tatano Beck
PURPOSE: Although mothers of infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often experience clinically significant levels of depression symptoms, accessing mental-health treatment may be difficult. NICU mothers need emotional support that is conveniently delivered at the infant's point-of-care by a trusted professional who is knowledgeable about the medical and nursing care in the NICU. Listening Visits are an effective and accessible, nurse-delivered depression intervention, yet little is known about what mothers discuss during these sessions...
January 19, 2024: MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing