Enhancing Early Speech, Parental Bonding, and Infant Physical Development: Using Prenatal Intervention in Standard Obstetric Practice

In honor of JOPPPAH’s 35th anniversary, the following is a reprint of one of the first articles in the very first edition of the journal. At that time, in the spring of 1986, the journal was titled Pre- and Peri-Natal Psychology Journal, both created and edited by Dr. Thomas Verny. The current Editor-in-Chief has taken the liberty to copy-edit the original article, and realizes some of the information may feel outdated. However, given that March was Birth Psychology Month, and the focus was on prenatal bonding, this article seemed appropriate to share again.