Immigration policies are creating impossible choices for NICU families.
Parents are afraid to visit their infants, deterred by anti-immigrant rhetoric and fear of U.S. ICE actions at hospitals.
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Fear of detention impacts NICU families too.
When families cannot be at the bedside, babies have longer hospital stays, heightened stress, more pain, and are at increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems that can persist throughout childhood.
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On a warm June day in Nashville, Briana cradled her one-year-old son in the pediatrician’s waiting room. She was there for his routine checkup, expecting to talk about vaccines and growth charts.
