ArticleThe Transformation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Father's Perspective over 36 Years

This article contains a perspective on the evolution of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by a psychologist, who became the father of a premature baby in 1980. The perspective offered describes: a) parent support groups, b) research on emotional distress in NICU parents, c) the evolution of the NICU into neonatal intensive parenting units, d) fathers in the NICU, and e) psychologists in the NICU.