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Alleviating the impact of stress and trauma in the neonatal unit and beyond

This paper outlines some of the work of a child psychotherapist in supporting babies and parents both in the neonatal intensive care unit and after they have been discharged. It begins by describing the experience of babies and their parents in order to show how this can interfere with the development of the primary relationship between mother and baby, thereby possibly compromising the baby's emotional development. The paper also uses case material to illustrate some of the variety of interventions available to the child psychotherapist in supporting the healthy development of these early relationships.