Perinatal coaching--a new beginning.
A hospital-based perinatal coaching program fosters communication between first-time parents and their infants. Support provided includes learning about babies' individual differences, normal responses, bonding principles, modeling techniques, early childhood development, as well as realistic expectations of new parents.
D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008824:Michigan; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States