Preparation for birth and beyond: caring for our baby.
A baby's earliest relationships with the mother and father are critical in terms of the way in which their highly plastic brain develops. It is through 'mutual gaze'-that is looking at the parents'faces - that s/he learns about the range of emotions which humans experience. As a result of being talked to, touched and responded to when distressed, s/he develops social skills and emotional intelligence. Preparation for birth and beyond looks at how parents can interact with their babies both through physical care and through talking and playing.
University of Worcester.
Mary
M
Nolan
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*