Challenges Parents Face in the NICUWhat challenges do parents face when their premature baby is in the NICU? Should parents be allowed to stay overnight? If so, does this lead them to be more stressed? Are they bad parents because they don't stay or do they need to be more involved? The prospect of a baby in intensive care is tough, especially for parents who don't know how to handle the situation of having their newborn in intensive care. intensive care. There are many challenges that parents face; dealing with emotional problems is the biggest challenge. Not knowing how to handle the whole situation of seeing your newborn baby in a situation like intensive care is quite difficult. It's quite intimidating and not being able to care for and be able to hold their baby all day like they would like is also difficult. Parents face high levels of distress, anxiety, depression and trauma symptoms. Mothers have more difficulty managing their emotions. They have carried their baby inside them for several months, felt its kicks and movements, and often feel like a failure with feelings of guilt and shame. A mother wants the best for her baby and often thinks that her baby will have complications with growth and development, and often blames herself for giving birth to an unhealthy baby by wondering what they could have done differently. Due to parents' stress and anxiety of not knowing what will happen, there is an inability to perform a normal parental role. Perhaps the best way for parents to relax and be more helpful to their children is to move past the situation and look forward only to the child's health. Parents also lose one of the most beautiful memories that they wish they could keep for... half a page... a long time. One will want to spend as much time as possible with their baby in the NICU. Sleeping as much as possible, exercising and knowing how to manage stress are essential, otherwise you can get sick and in that state it will hardly be possible to visit the child due to the speed with which germs spread. Preparing healthy snacks for the day while in the NICU is an easy way to take care of yourself and not have to rely on the hospital cafeteria that you may not like. You have to accept the fact that your newborn baby has to live away from home, for the survival of children. Creating a home away from hope can make things seem easier and you can deal with the situation better. Place family photos or purchased personal clothing, blankets, pajamas, etc. around the incubator. it can facilitate acceptance of the situation and hope for a long and healthy life together.