The unexpected for the expecting parent: Effects of disruptive early interactions on mother-infant relationship.


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Article
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Authors
Esposito, Gianluca 
Abstract

High-quality parental caregiving promotes children’s development from their day of birth or even earlier. Whether or not there are ways to predict, and ultimately enhance, parental caregiving quality during the prenatal stages of development has been less well understood. This is even truer when things do not go according “to plan”. In this commentary, we explore two possible scenarios, perhaps unexpected for expectant parents, that can affect children’s development: (1) postpartum parental displays of atypical behaviors and parental caregiving strategies (i.e., maternal/paternal depression) and (2) postpartum child displays of atypical behaviors (i.e., autism spectrum disorder).

Keywords: Postpartum Depression; Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Keywords
5202 Biological Psychology, 5203 Clinical and Health Psychology, 52 Psychology, 5201 Applied and Developmental Psychology, Brain Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Pediatric, Behavioral and Social Science, Depression, Mental Health, Mental health, Reproductive health and childbirth, 3 Good Health and Well Being
Journal Title
Parenting: Science and Practice
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
1532-7922
1532-7922
Volume Title
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Sponsorship
Betty Behrens Research Fellowship, Clare Hall Cambridge.