SUPPORT DURING AND AFTER THE

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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Helping Parents

Connect with Each Other and Their Baby

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​​​​Resolution of Concerns About

Attachment

​Sleep

Crying

Ability to Settle and Soothe

Feeding​​​

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​​Integration of Birth Story

Holding a Safe Space for Families to

Process Difficult or Unpredictable Circumstances

from Any Point in the Pre-Conception,

Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth Journey

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On-Call NICU Support

Upon Request

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NICU Care for Baby

When Family Cannot be Present

Upon Request

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Palliative Care

Upon Request

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CARE OBJECTIVES

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​​​​Parent-Parent Resonance and Coregulation

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Parent Integration of Their Birth Story

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Role Clarification and Differentiation

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Honoring the Sentience of the Baby

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Honoring the Experience, Emotions and

Expressions of the Baby

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Parent Recognition of Birth Story

Expressed Through Baby's Gestures

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Parent Affirmation and Support of

Baby's Experience of Birth Story

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​​​Parent-Baby Resonance, Sharing,

Listening, and Somatic Reflection.

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Baby Coregulation and Sleep

(Notably when Critical for Health)

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Baby Comfort

(Notably when Infant Discomfort

Due to Birth Trauma, Health Status,

or Medical Care is a Factor)

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​​​​​info@kilometerthirteen.com

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