Dyer Kirsti A
Neonatal Netw. 2005 May-Jun;24(3):35-46. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.24.3.35.
The admission of an infant to an NICU is an unexpected event for the parents and one often not predicted by health care professionals. This highly stressiful and overwhelming hospitalization is likely to be one of the greatest life challenges that parents of newborns face. Parents need support from NICU professionals, among others, to cope with the losses that occur in the hospital setting. This article provides NICU professionals with general information about loss and the subsequent grief response, focusing on losses from sources other than death. Common emotional and physical responses are provided so these can be recognized in affected parents. By increasing their awareness of the topics of loss and grief, health care professionals can help ensure that grieving parents get the support needed to assimilate their loss into a life forever changed.
婴儿入住新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）对父母来说是一件意想不到的事情，而且医护人员通常也无法提前预测。这种压力巨大且让人应接不暇的住院经历很可能是新生儿父母所面临的最大生活挑战之一。除其他人员外，父母需要NICU专业人员的支持来应对在医院环境中发生的各种损失。本文为NICU专业人员提供有关损失及随后的悲伤反应的一般信息，重点关注死亡以外其他来源造成的损失。文中提供了常见的情绪和身体反应，以便在受影响的父母身上识别出来。通过提高对损失和悲伤主题的认识，医护人员可以帮助确保悲伤的父母获得所需的支持，以便将他们的损失融入到永远改变了的生活中。
