The document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Kirsti A. Dyer about grief in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and helping grieving parents. The presentation covers understanding loss and grief, types of losses experienced by parents of NICU babies, common grief responses, and strategies for supporting grieving parents. It provides insights from Dr. Dyer's experience as a physician and parent of a baby in the NICU.

1. Grief in the NICU Identifying, Understanding and Helping Grieving Parents Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS Physician · Professor Grief and Loss Expert HHC Perinatal Centers Meeting Jacobi Medical Center March 31, 2009

2. Managing the Spectrum of Maternal Mental Health Issues from Conception through the Neonatal Experience HHC Conference Jacobi Medical Center Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Part of the © Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. 2009. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works

45. Intuitive or Instrumental Griever Image: Nothing is Hopeless. http://www.flickr.com/photos/christinasnyder/1046786100 . Creative Commons 2.0 Image Source: Microsoft Clipart © Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. 2009. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works

49. Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life. Murial Spark Learning About Coping - Quote © Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. 2009. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works

59. Despair vs. Anger Image Sources: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/579286 and http://www.sxc.hu/photo/114127 Royalty Free Use. © Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. 2009. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works