Providing Continuity in Infant Mental Health Services for Medically Fragile Infants and Their Families

Having a baby who is prenatally or postnatally diagnosed with a medical condition places considerable stress on the parents, infants, and their developing relationship. Infant mental health (IMH) services offer an opportunity to address the challenges and support the parent-infant relationship. The...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings 2024-03, Vol.31 (1), p.5-18
Main Authors: Lakatos, Patricia P., Rodas, Naomi V., Matic, Tamara, Williams, Marian E., Samora, Laura L., Carson, Melissa C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attachment
Babies
Child
Children & youth
Clinics
Families & family life
Family Medicine
General Practice
Health Psychology
Health services
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intervention
Medicaid
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health care
Mental Health Services
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
Psychologists
Stress
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Summary:Having a baby who is prenatally or postnatally diagnosed with a medical condition places considerable stress on the parents, infants, and their developing relationship. Infant mental health (IMH) services offer an opportunity to address the challenges and support the parent-infant relationship. The present study outlined a continuum of care IMH program embedded within various medical settings of a large metropolitan children’s hospital. Applications of IMH principles within the fetal care center, neonatal intensive care unit, high risk infant follow-up clinic, and the patient’s home are described. Descriptive data about families served across settings and a case study are provided in order to illustrate the implementation of this unique IMH intervention model.
ISSN:1068-9583
1573-3572
DOI:10.1007/s10880-023-09957-1