Discover World's First Neuroscience-based mental health training for healthcare professionals working with Neonatal families
 Transforming Neonatal Care through Neuroscience and Lived ExperienceÂ
This global training programme is designed to deepen healthcare teams’ understanding of the psychological and physiological impact of a neonatal stay on parents—both during admission and long after discharge.
By applying a neuroscience-informed lens, it explores what happens in the nervous system of parents navigating the NICU journey, helping staff to meet families with greater insight and compassion.
Register NowWhat You Will Learn
NICU Neuroscience equips nurses, doctors, midwives, healthcare assistants, and all professionals in contact with neonatal families with practical, embodied learning to:
Recognise and respond to the nervous system states of parents in neonatal care.
Apply neuroscience-based tools to clinical interactions.
Build personal resilience and reduce the risk of burnout.
NICU Neuroscience is now open
A CPD-accredited training exploring the neuroscience of stress, trauma and connection for neonatal staff and parents.
NICU Neuroscience brings together neuroscience, lived experience and practical tools to help neonatal teams understand what’s really happening in both their own nervous systems and those of the families they care for.
This training focuses on staff and parents — not babies — offering insight, compassion and in-the-moment strategies that can be used on shift, in real time.
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Available for registrations made before 31 January.
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Register for Cohort 1
Why we're bringing Neuroscience to the NICU
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Meet Lottie.
Drawing on both neonatal experience and specialist knowledge in neuroscience, she recognised the urgent need for brain-based, emotionally informed care in the NICU — and built NICU Neuroscience to deliver it.
View more resourcesParent of an NICU Baby?
We need your voice.
Every NICU journey leaves an imprint on the body — not just emotionally, but physiologically, hormonally and neurologically.
Yet we still don’t fully understand how these symptoms show up, how long they last, or what parents truly experience once they leave the unit. That’s why we’re running this survey.
Whether your baby was in neonatal care recently or many years ago, your experience matters. Your voice will help shape the training we’re building and contribute to creating NICU environments that feel safer and more emotionally supportive for both parents and staff.
It takes just a few minutes to complete, but it has the potential to change neonatal care across the globe. Please share your experience and help us drive change.
Take our NICU parent surveyMeet the NICU
Neuroscience Team
Lottie King
Lottie is a passionate advocate for improving the experience of families with newborns in neonatal care.
As founder of Leo’s Charity, she champions better mental health and emotional support for parents and babies during and after NICU stays.
Through NICU Neuroscience, Lottie bridges research and real-world practice to create calmer, more connected neonatal environments.
Her lived experience and empathy shape practical, globally relevant resources for families and healthcare teams alike.
Dr. Frankie Harrison
Dr Frankie Harrison is a Clinical Psychologist, trauma specialist, and NICU parent supporting families through birth trauma and perinatal mental health challenges.Â
Jessica Maguire
Jessica Maguire is a nervous-system educator, clinical practitioner, and guide whose work bridges neurobiology, trauma, and healing.Â
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Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum
Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum is a mother, neuroscientist (PhD), and doula who is on a mission to transform infant care, parental mental health, and early childhood well-being.Â
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