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Minding the baby a reflective parenting program.

Arietta Slade1, Lois Sadler, Cheryl De Dios-Kenn

  • 1City University of New York, Yale Child Study Center, USA.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
|May 3, 2006
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The Minding the Baby program supports young mothers by enhancing their reflective capacities through a relationship-based, mentalization approach. This intervention aids mothers in maintaining mental connection with their infants, particularly those with trauma histories.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Nursing

Background:

  • Minding the Baby is an interdisciplinary, relationship-based home visiting program.
  • It targets young, at-risk new mothers to enhance their mental connection with their infants.

Observation:

  • The program utilizes a mentalization-based approach, delivered by a nurse practitioner and clinical social worker team.
  • This approach adapts nurse home visiting and infant-parent psychotherapy models.

Findings:

  • The mentalization-based approach is particularly effective for highly traumatized mothers.
  • It addresses relationship disruptions stemming from early trauma and derailed attachment histories.
  • The program aims to develop mothers' reflective capacities.

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Implications:

  • This intervention offers a novel approach for supporting vulnerable mother-infant relationships.
  • It highlights the importance of addressing early trauma in maternal mental health.
  • The program's success suggests potential for broader application in perinatal mental health services.