04/22/2026
How YOU show up for Moms at the bedside is incredibly important. Get to know not just the baby, but Mom too. Support her in caring for her baby, advocate for early and prolonged skin-to-skin holding, teach her how to read her baby's cues, and listen to her as she navigates motherhood in a highly medicalized environment.
Rates of postpartum depression generally are 10-15%, but the rates increase to about 40% for mothers who have an infant admitted to the NICU.
Click the link below to learn more about reducing PPD for Moms in the NICU, here:
π https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33797463/