By Amanda MacMillan, contributor to the Seleni Institute, a nonprofit mental health and wellness center for women and mothers in New York City. When a baby is born full-term and healthy, it's easy to know how to react and what to say. But when there are complications, and a newborn is sent to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it can be more difficult to understand what a parent is going through and how you can be supportive. Fortunately, most people never see the inside of a NICU. They never have to experience the physical and emotional toll of having a child in the hospital, make the difficult decisions involved, or fear for their newborn's life. But learning about these experiences...
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