Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
The effectiveness of Nurture and Play: a mentalisation-based parenting group intervention for prenatally depressed mothers
Originally published 2019-12-16 · Primary Health Care Research & Development
Cambridge University Press · DOI 10.1017/S1463423619000914 ↗
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What can a relationship-focused support group add during pregnancy and early parenthood?
This preliminary trial explores a relationship-focused approach that combines reflective parenting support with attention to parental wellbeing.
Who was studied?
Forty-five pregnant women with depressive symptoms; Nurture and Play versus usual care
Age / stage: Pregnancy through the infant’s first year
Read with three questions
- What were the group and usual-care conditions?
- How were sensitivity and reflective functioning assessed at the baby’s first birthday?
- Why do the authors describe the findings as preliminary?
Keep the limits in view
The sample was small and restricted to mothers with prenatal depressive symptoms. Fathers did not take part in the group sessions, and larger replication is needed.
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SJ Salo; M Flykt; J Mäkelä; Z Biringen; M Kalland; M Pajulo; RL Punamäki (2019). The effectiveness of Nurture and Play: a mentalisation-based parenting group intervention for prenatally depressed mothers Primary Health Care Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423619000914
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