Contributor: Laura Sophia da Silva I've been working as a nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for about five years. In this unit, parents are only allowed to stay in the NICU during the night in situations where the newborn is facing imminent death. The restriction of parents' presence can be justified for … Continue reading Parental presence and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship: Theoretical reflections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit