My (29M) wife (39F) accidentally broke my daughters leg (3months). It was an accident but my wife severely blames herself and cries every night. What to do?

So to get it out of the way, the accident. My wife is a good woman and mother but she is quick to panic. Middle of the night we woke to our daughter spitting up and in rushing to our daughter, she slipped/tripped and fell with our daughter resulting in her broken leg. Took her to the hospital immediately, she’s leaving the hospital tomorrow and no other injuries can be observed. Obviously I was upset with her but I do know it was an accident.

Now my wife for past two weeks our daughter has been in the hospital has constantly blamed herself. Wondering “what kind of mother could do that to her own child” and crying often. She’s done everything else with me, slept there with her, and breastfed every time. She has made it clear she doesn’t want to take our daughter outside and will have me carry her because “she can’t trust herself”

Obviously I know we will have to be more careful and everything but is there anything I can say to her or help her to slowly move past this?

TLDR: Wife panicked and tripped with our daughter resulting in a broken leg. What can I do to help both of them?

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