SocraticGadfly: PTSD now diagnosed in parents of some early-preemie babies

August 25, 2009

PTSD now diagnosed in parents of some early-preemie babies

The stresses of earlier-term premature babies spending weeks in neonatal ICUs appears to cause post-traumatic stress disorder in at least some parents. The story details all the signs, and notes that hospitals need to see them, to be supportive.

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