Video interaction guidance offered to mothers with postnatal depression: experiences from a pilot study

In the period January-August 2003, a pilot study took place connected to a research project where video interaction guidance with postnatal depressed mothers was a central part. We wanted to gain some experiences with video interaction guidance with focus on the baby. The data were collected through interviews and video recordings and analysed in a phenomenological perspective. In short, the experiences from the guidance's with the six mothers can be described as follows: the mothers experienced their own coping, the mothers engaged in mutual dialogue with their babies and the mothers suffering was recognized. Our hypothesis is that the pictures on the TV screen are especially powerful to bring forth a change in the mothers' self-image.