A review of brazelton-based interventions to enhance parent-infant interaction

Evaluation of an intervention programme to support mothers and babies at psychosocial risk: assessment of mother/child interaction and mother’s perceptions of benefit

“…A short‐term intervention programme that shows an outcome like that in the present study and that is also appreciated and viewed as enriching by most of the participating, is promising. Several forms of intervention programmes to improve the interaction between parents and babies have been developed (Worobey 1985, Bromwich 1990, Hans & Bernstein 1990, Egeland & Erickson 1993, Lier et al . 1995), but to our knowledge, rarely have the participants themselves been given the opportunity to evaluate the treatment received.…”

“…Different types of intervention models have been developed to decrease problems with maternal deprivation and to promote the interaction between parents at risk and their babies (Worobey 1985, Hans & Bernstein 1990, Bromwich 1990). Worobey (1985) concluded, in a review of 13 Brazelton‐based interventions to enhance parent‐infant interaction, that a variety of positive outcomes were associated with interventions in the new‐born period. These included increased knowledge of infant development, improvements in feeding, play, and interaction patterns.…”

Salivary cortisol response in mother–infant dyads at high psychosocial risk

“…Infants in high‐risk families are more at risk of being insecurely attached and of developing poor mental health than infants from low‐risk families (Worobey 1985; Hans & Bernstein 1990; Svedin et al . 1996; Wadsby et al .…”

“…Infants in high-risk families are more at risk of being insecurely attached and of developing poor mental health than infants from low-risk families (Worobey 1985;Hans & Bernstein 1990;Svedin et al 1996;Wadsby et al 1996;Sydsjö et al 2001). Mother-infant attachment is of great importance for the development of social and emotional competence in the child (Suess et al 1992;Belsky & Fearon 2002).…”

Interventions addressing infant mental health problems

“…The aim is to improve parents' responsiveness by alerting them both to the interactive abilities of their newborn and to areas of relative weakness. The NBAS has been used with high-risk groups such as premature infants or teenage mothers (Widmayer and Field, 1981) and the general population (Worobey, 1985). 6.…”