Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families

Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants & Families is a practical and comprehensive guide for mental health clinicians working in fetal care centers, Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), and neonatal follow-up programs. With advances in maternal-fetal care and neonatal medicine, more families face extended NICU stays, often under stressful and emotionally taxing conditions. This book addresses the growing recognition of behavioral health needs for both families and providers, offering strategies to integrate mental health care into high-risk perinatal and neonatal settings.

Key Features

• Provides overview of common medical conditions in fetal and NICU care, including congenital anomalies, preterm birth, and perinatal hypoxic injury.
• Offers guidance on assessment and intervention tailored to infants, parents, and families in high-stress medical environments.
• Includes cross-cutting strategies to optimize integration of behavioral health with medical care for mothers, partners, infants, and families.
• Contains tools for clinicians, including de-identified case examples, trauma-informed care prompts/scripts, and sample intake and assessment questions.
• Offers staff support guidance, with methods for providing psychosocial support and education to NICU and perinatal care teams.
• Features key medical terminology, resource guides, and reference lists for quick reference and further study.
• Designed as a practical resource for mental health providers working in perinatal and neonatal intensive care settings.