Transition to parenthood is a critical stage of life due to several changes the couple has to handle. A large body of studies described how transition to parenthood can be linked to the onset of depressive symptoms, as well as the perception of a low social support, and an increased stress, representing a risk for the early mother–baby relationship. Infant massage (IM) emerged as a helpful tool to improve maternal skills in interacting with the baby, and leading toward a decreasing of post-partum symptoms. However, a growing body of literature highlights that men also may experience post-partum diseases, representing an additional risk for the development of the baby. To date, no study observed the impact of the IM on both partners. The aim of the current qualitative research is to observe the impact of the IM on a single couple of parents at childbirth. Pre (Time 1) and post-intervention (Time 3) procedure has been established to observe the changes occurring over the time in the couple. In particular, each member of the couple filled out the EPDS, the BDI-II, the MSPSS, and the PSI-SF both at Time 1 and at Time 3. The treatment (Time 2) was represented by the IM training, and lasted 4 weeks. Findings revealed a decrease in depressive symptoms in both partners, as well as an improvement of their perception of stress related to parental role. No changes has been detected with respect to the perception of social support. The IM seems to be a helpful approach to prevent the establishment of pathological conditions in new parents. Although no direct measures on the child were used, the current qualitative data seem to suggest that the IM may represent a valuable tool to prevent the onset of early negative outcomes of the baby. Further investigations and empirical data are needed to improve the knowledge in this field.
La presente rassegna ha avuto come obiettivo la disamina della letteratura relativa al tema del maltrattamento e dell’abuso subìto da bambini affetti da Disturbo dello Spettro Autistico (DSA). Gli studi emersi hanno evidenziato, da una parte, l’elevato rischio di vittimizzazione a cui i bambini con Disturbo dello Spettro Autistico sono esposti e, dall’altra, la scarsità di indagini in grado di fornire informazioni specifiche, soprattutto rispetto all’intervento nelle famiglie. Gli studi esaminati indicano la necessità di stabilire programmi tesi alla prevenzione del maltrattamento e dell’abuso attraverso il miglioramento delle abilità sociali e di problem-solving dei minori e al trattamento delle disfunzioni della relazione genitore-bambino
Introduction. Several caregiving activities appear to be compromised by postpartum depression including breastfeeding, sleep routines and well-child visits, such as vaccinations and safety practices. Previous studies highlighted the need for universal screening of maternal and paternal depression, as well as the establishment of early interventions during the postpartum period such as the infant massage for their infants. Aim. The goal of the present pilot study is to purpose the neonatal massage as an intervention to decrease the depressive symptoms of the couple during the post partum period. Method. Depressive symptoms were evaluated through the Edinburgh Postnatal Depressive Scale (EPDS; Cox, Holden & Sagovsky, 1987) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck, Steer, Brown, 1996) at 3 months of the baby. In the following 4 weeks, the couple was trained to touch the baby through the neonatal massage techniques. Their interaction was videotaped and assessed through the Assessment Tool for Observation of Mother/Father-infant Interaction (Dumas, Bystrova, Widstrom, 2005). At the end of the training, depressive symptoms were evaluated through the same measures. Results. Preliminary findings have shown lower scores of depressive symptoms on the EPDS, and the BDI in both mother and father after the neonatal massage took place. Also parents reported lower complaints of the baby in several area. Conclusion. Early intervention during the postnatal period of life of the family may lead toward a greater functioning of the couple, and to a greater sensitive approach with the baby.
Introduction Literature on parents of children affected from cleft\ud lip and/or palate has described the risk of higher levels of stress and\ud anxiety during the pre-surgery period. To the best of our knowledge,\ud just one study has empirically investigated the differences in\ud the psychosocial adjustment of both mothers and fathers, but information\ud on the pre-surgery period were not given. Given that, the\ud aim of the current study is to evaluate the psychological functioning\ud of both parents waiting for the child operation.\ud Method Data from 34 Italian parents (F = 18; M= 16; Mean\ud age = 36.62, SD = 6.07) of children affected by cleft lip and/or palate\ud (Mean age = 12months; SD. = 13.75 months) were collected during\ud the pre-hospitalization visits. The following questionnaires were\ud administered, respectively to mothers and fathers: PSI-SF, MSPSS,\ud PACQ, DAS and FACES-IV.\ud Results Data shows no significant differences between fathers\ud and mothers on the total score of each variable taken into account.\ud Differently, significant differences emerge on the “Self Blame”PACQ\ud subscales.\ud Conclusions Mothers and fathers seem to share the same psychological\ud experience during their child pre-surgery period. To note,\ud our preliminary data highlight the maternal perception as featured\ud by a greater sense of guilty for the child’s disease. The feeling of\ud guilt may be a risk factor for the parental ability to cope with the\ud experiences of the child’s illness, influencing parental care giving\ud and parent-child relationship.\ud Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration\ud of competing interest
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