New webinar recording: What are infants telling us: From neonatal nursery care to supporting optimal infant development

Each year more than 26,000 Australian babies are born preterm, arriving before 37 weeks of gestation and often requiring specialised care in neonatal nurseries. These early births bring unique medical, developmental and emotional challenges that can have lasting impacts on both the infant and their family. The webinar What are infants telling us: From neonatal nursery care to supporting optimal infant development was co-produced by the Mental Health Professionals Network and Emerging Minds to explore these impacts.

Watch the recording of the webinar to hear the expert panel discuss the emotional and developmental impacts of preterm birth, the importance of observing and responding to infant cues, practical strategies to strengthen early relationships, and ways to support preterm infants’ neurodevelopment and mental health in their first year.

Led by Vicki Mansfield (Practice Development Officer, Emerging Minds), the panel includes:

• Dr Natalie Duffy (neonatologist)
• Associate Professor Susan Nicolson (GP)
• Erin Church (RN, neonatal intensive care).