ROSA, Raíssa Ramos    GIL, Maria Estelita. Psychological support for parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: possible and necessary encounters. []. , 20, 2, pp.123-135. ISSN 1516-0858.

The hospitalization of a child in the Unit of Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) is accompanied by several feelings, such as frustration, incompetence and guilt, besides fears facing the unknown and uncertainties concerning the newborn's recovery. The NICU is characterized by being a highly technological environment, prioritizing the care of the physical health of the newborn. Therefore, this article was developed as from the academic and professional experience of psychological practice in Neonatal ICU of a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, a reference in newborns treatment and care. Fragments of individual and group care will be approached and understood through the psychoanalytic referential. The proposed interventions highlight the psychological support to parents through holding, that is, the support of their emotional needs. Finally, stands out the importance of the empathic listening from the psychologist to the singularities of each patient.

: neonates; neonatology; psychology; psychological intervention.

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