I am a biocultural medical anthropologist specializing in mixed-methods research in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting focusing on the experience of postpartum birthing persons with infants in intensive care. My dissertation work consisted of an ethnographic study of the lived-experience of postpartum NICU parents, specifically focusing on the efficacy of family-centered care models, postpartum physical and mental health needs, and postpartum healthcare inequities for NICU parents. Theoretically, my work speaks to our sociocultural conceptualization of the maternal postpartum body, postpartum neglect, and how obstetric violence and medical iatrogenesis take shape in the 4th trimester. I also employed epidemiological methods in my research through an assessment of maternal NICU-specific stress and postpartum depression prevalence and risk factors in a NICU setting. An additional aspect of my dissertation research consisted of a postpartum health and healthcare needs assessment study among postpartum NICU parents, which will inform the implementation of postpartum healthcare interventions designed to specifically fit the needs of this unique population of mothers.