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Fathers' sensitive parenting enhanced by prenatal video-feedback: a randomized controlled trial using ultrasound imaging.

Renate S M BuismanKim Alyousefi-van DijkNoor de WaalAshwina R KesarlalMartine W F T VerheesMarinus H van IJzendoornMarian J Bakermans-Kranenburg
Published in: Pediatric research (2022)
This study identifies a brief and focused prenatal intervention using assisted interactions between the father and his baby by means of ultrasound imaging as a promising strategy to improve sensitive fathering in the early postnatal phase. Our study shows that pregnancy provides a window of opportunity for promoting prenatal involvement and bonding in expectant fathers, with potential long-term benefits for the future father-child relationship. Ultrasound measures are currently used to monitor fetal growth and development, but our results suggest that they may also create an opportunity for stimulating father-infant interaction to promote postnatal caregiving quality.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • preterm infants
  • randomized controlled trial
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • mental health
  • risk assessment
  • genome wide
  • preterm birth
  • current status