Hand to Hold to Host Annual National NICU Mental Health Conference | PR Newswire [Video]

Virtual event brings together NICU professionals and parents to help improve long-term outcomes for families

, /PRNewswire/ — Hand to Hold, a national nonprofit that provides early intervention mental health support for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and bereaved parents, will host its annual virtual National NICU Mental Health Conference November 6-7, 2024.

The NICU Mental Health Conference, sponsored by Huggies^® Healthcare™ and Mead Johnson Nutrition, is the only conference in the U.S. that brings together NICU parents and NICU professionals to encourage, educate and empower NICU families and the professionals who care for them. Held during Prematurity Awareness Month, the conversations and resources discussed are critically important, as many premature NICU graduates face long-term medical challenges and developmental delays, while their parents are at higher risk for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) and PTSD. The virtual nature of the event enables NICU professionals as well as parents caring for medically fragile NICU babies to participate.

“Across the country, …