Wellbeing for LA Learning Center

Having a baby can sometimes lead to unexpected emotional challenges. This handout helps explain the signs of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and how you can help the birthing parent and/or partner.

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Being Responsive to Birth Trauma

Medical providers are in a unique position to reduce the risk for trauma during pregnancy, birth, and postnatal care. This handout will provide some things to consider when interacting with birthing patients.

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Recognizing Birth Trauma

This handout explains that giving birth can be tough not just physically, but emotionally, too. While in some, but not all, cases, birth trauma can lead to the development of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Providing Support for Postpartum Anxiety

Postpartum anxiety is intense worrying after the birth of a child that interferes with daily life. It is a common and treatable condition. Here are some tips for providing empathic, effective support.

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10 Questions to Ask When Navigating the NICU

Open communication with your healthcare team is essential. Don't hesitate to seek clarification whenever you have concerns or need more information. The NICU staff is there to provide care and support for both you and your baby.

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for Social-Emotional Development/Behavior Management

This resource list on social-emotional/behavior management was compiled by the providers at the UCLA Family Development Program to support parents/caregivers of newborns and infants. While this is not a comprehensive list, these books, websites, and podcasts offer sound advice that aligns with expert guidance.

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for Transition to Parenthood and Special Needs Parenting

This resource list on transitioning to parenthood and special needs parenting was compiled by the providers at the UCLA Family Development Program to support parents/caregivers of newborns and infants. While this is not a comprehensive list, these books, websites, and podcasts offer sound advice that aligns with expert guidance.

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for General Child Development

This resource list on general child development was compiled by the providers at the UCLA Family Development Program to support parents/caregivers of newborns and infants. While this is not a comprehensive list, these books, websites, and podcasts offer sound advice that aligns with expert guidance.

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Microaggressions in the NICU Tip Sheet

Microaggressions may seem subtle and harmless, but they can profoundly impact the emotional wellbeing and trust of families in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This handout educates about microaggressions, and provides microintervention strategies to help address microaggressions and enhance the quality of care for diverse communities in the NICU.

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Culturally Sensitive Sleep Conversations

Caregivers and providers both want babies to thrive. Here are ways to set the stage for culturally sensitive sleep conversations, and how to find common ground for supportive and effective information sharing.

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Feeding Newborns: Inclusive Strategies to Build Empathy and Equity With Families

Feeding is a caregiving act that can bring up a wide range of emotions, including joy, contentment, guilt, worry, and frustration. Providers and clinical staff can help families practice self-compassion throughout their feeding journey by understanding the history and contexts that inform how families approach infant feeding.

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The Resilient NICU

In this course, some of the basic concepts of trauma and resilience informed care will be examined, with a focus on how to improve the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience for families and, in turn, improve infant health outcomes. Several situations that may be encountered in the NICU are explored and ways to help alleviate the impact of trauma for families, providers, and the people with whom we work are reviewed. Learn more about the professional credits offered here

Course

1 hour

CE credit available

Added on 3/11/2025 · Last updated on 3/12/2025