Transformative Nursing and Interdisciplinary Care in the NICU

Practical Trauma‑Informed Strategies for Real‑World NICU Practice 

Integrating neurodevelopment science, relational practice, and clinical accountability, this resource offers a trauma-informed framework to protect development, improve experiences, and strengthen systems of care. 

Designed for real-world practice, this new edition integrates evidence-based trauma-informed developmental care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and developmentally protective standards that can be applied at the bedside and across systems. Expanded attention to equity, public health, and global implementation helps clinicians understand how early care shapes lifelong outcomes while reinforcing dignity, belonging, and accountability in daily NICU practice. 

What’s New 

• Expanded focus on trauma-informed developmental care as a biologically grounded system of practice 

• New emphasis on equity, public health, and global implementation of NICU care 

• Greater integration of neurodevelopment science, relational practice, and lived clinical realities 

• Clearer guidance for interdisciplinary accountability, implementation, and culture change 

Key Features 

• Evidence-based guidance linking trauma-informed care to neurodevelopment, clinical quality, and system design 

• Supports safer, developmentally protective care that improves experiences for infants, families, and clinicians 

• Identifies structured frameworks that translate complex science into actionable practice 

• Written by an international clinical leader who pioneered trauma-informed developmental care and shaped national neonatal practice standards