In May of 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expanded the definition of postpartum care of mom and baby and embraced the inclusive concept of the “fourth trimester.” For decades, American mom-baby advocacy groups have used the fourth trimester as a way to conceptualize newborn care in the first three months. And now ACOG validates and identifies this conceptualization of the fourth trimester as a sensitive period of development for b

You, at your fingertips, possess an inexpensive, powerful way to reduce feelings of isolation, depression, anxiety and grief in only ten minutes a day. This article approaches touch in the NICU from a perinatal mental health perspective, emphasizing regulation, bonding, and emotional support for parents and babies. Current research shows that only 10 minutes a day of safe touch reduces depressive and anxious symptoms. Can you spare ten minutes a day to connect with your p