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Publication Date: 06/2015
Author(s): Tracy L. Carlis
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Abstract: A newborn separated from his mother at birth and relinquished for adoption is susceptible to a primal wounding. This construct describes the deep psychic scarring and lasting emotional impact of adoption caused by the sudden severing of the in utero bond with the biological mother. The results of the trauma are believed to be substantial and to carry major long-term developmental effects, and yet the nature of those implications remains poorly understood.
Publication Date: 03/2015
Author(s): Jonathan Breslow
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Publication Date: 03/2015
Author(s): Jamie E. Banker
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Abstract: The primary goal of this paper is to provide a theoretical understanding of postpartum depression that captures multiple aspects of a woman’s life during pregnancy and postpartum. Recent literature cites the couple’s relationship as playing an important role in the antenatal period. This paper offers a unique perspective. Family systems theory is employed to inform the conceptualization of postpartum depression and also to guide clinicians, women and family’s understanding of this disorder from a relational perspective.
Publication Date: 03/2015
Author(s): Kerry Francis
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Suzanne Arms is an author, teacher, photojournalist, practical visionary and activist. She is a mother and grandmother, and strong and vocal supporter of APPPAH, a champion of midwifery and empowered women and a passionate and compassionate speaker. The second of her seven books, Immaculate Deception: A New Look at Childbirth, was named a best Book of the Year by the New York Times in 1975 and sold over 250,000 copies. Arms received a Lamaze Lifetime Achievement Award and was named A Living Treasure by Mothering Magazine for her work as an agent of change.
Publication Date: 03/2015
Author(s): Jennifer Senator
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One in seven women in the United States experience postpartum depression (PPD). However, despite general awareness of this condition many cases are not identified or treated. Left untreated, postpartum depression may become severe, affecting not only the mother, but also her family—most notably her child’s development and health. A major question is who will screen women for PPD? Medical professionals may or may not ask a new mother about depressive symptoms (either formally via questionnaire or informally in conversation), and mothers may or may not answer these questions truthfully.
Publication Date: 03/2015
Author(s): Denise Cete-Arsenault, Heidi Krowchuk, Erin Denney-Koelsch, Wendasha Jenkens Hall
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Abstract: This article reports on qualitative research into the experience of couples who chose to continue their pregnancies after receiving a lethal fetal diagnosis, and to embrace the parenting of their baby in the shortened time they have. This analysis of interview data is part of a larger research project describing parents’ experiences of continuing pregnancy with a known lethal fetal diagnosis (LFD).prenatal parenting, lethal fetal diagnosis, LFD
Publication Date: 12/2014
Author(s): Kate White
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Michel Odent studied medicine in Paris and was educated as a surgeon. He has been presented in Lancet as “one of the last real general surgeons.” Dr. Odent was in charge of the surgical and maternity units of the Pithiviers Hospital (France) from 1962 to 1985, where he developed a special interest in environmental factors influencing the birth process. He introduced concepts like home-like birthing rooms and birthing pools in maternity hospitals, and singing sessions for pregnant women. After his hospital career he was involved in home birth.
Publication Date: 12/2014
Author(s): Rupert Linder
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Publication Date: 12/2014
Author(s): Paul Brenner
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Drawing from the fields of surgical oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, epigenetics, and counseling psychology, this article delves into the generational impacts of experiences.
Publication Date: 12/2014
Author(s): Jamie E. Banker, Diana L. Barnes
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Publication Date: 10/2014
Author(s): Patricia Lucas
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Abstract: This article presents the results and discussion portions of the author’s dissertation research (submitted in 2009 to the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute) that are relevant to the conversations centered in attribute development of PPN professionals. The author’s dissertation, Prenatal and Perinatal Therapists’ Experiences of the Psycho-therapeutic Alliance: A Mixed Method Exploration, investigated prenatal and perinatal therapists’ experiences of practicing therapy, exploring the unique and common areas of what it is to specialize in this therapeutic modality.
Publication Date: 10/2014
Author(s): Kerry Francis
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Thomas Verny wrote the book, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, which was published in 1981 and quickly became an international best-seller. Riding the wave of the wide-spread excitement about the field of pre- and perinatal psychology that his book generated, Dr. Verny founded APPPAH (then called PPPANA) and organized the first congress in Toronto in 1983. Dr. Verny was then elected the first President of APPPAH, a position he held for eight years. The Journal of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health also owes its beginning to Dr.
Publication Date: 10/2014
Author(s): Thomas R Verny
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Abstract: The accepted neurological dictum is that memory resides in the cortical neurons of the brain. Evidence from studies on genetics, epigenetics, organ transplants, immunology, unicellular organisms, planarian flat worms, nano computers and clinical psychology is cited here in support of the hypothesis that memory can also be stored in all the cells of the body, not just nerve cells. The relevance of this theory to pre- and perinatal psychology is explored.
Publication Date: 10/2014
Author(s): Michel Odent
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Abstract: In this paper, the question of the long-term impact of cesarean birth on cultures worldwide is investigated. Extensive research is cited to support the concepts put forth.
Publication Date: 06/2014
Author(s): David B Chamberlain
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After a struggle of many decades, the true dimensions of fetal consciousness are emerging, thanks to a growing literature of firsthand reports from parents and abundant observations of life in the womb. In retrospect, scientific views of the sensory, emotional, and mental nature of prenates and newborns, grounded exclusively in a brain-matter paradigm, were grossly inadequate. A new paradigm is replacing this previous scientific view based on baby awareness and knowing.
Publication Date: 06/2014
Author(s): David B Chamberlain
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Through most of the 20th Century, neither medicine nor psychology provided an accurate understanding of the nature of babies in the womb or babies at birth. Perhaps the most fundamental misconception was that brains were the only measure of mind, self and soul. The prevailing view for a hundred years held that brains of prenates and neonates were insufficient to support cognitive, emotional, or perceptual activity.
Publication Date: 06/2014
Author(s): David B Chamberlain
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In the 1980’s parents in large numbers were first introduced to the sensitive, perceptive, conscious, and cognitive prenate. This paper summarizes the evidence from major research findings, demonstrating that prenates are 1) sensitive and aware, 2) learn and dream, and 3) are social and communicative. Well-designed experimental programs in prenatal enrichment confirm the intelligence and receptivity of womb babies. A closing section describes the special resources now available to parents who want to deliberately enhance prenatal bonding and communication.
Publication Date: 05/2014
Author(s): Kate White
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Prenatal and perinatal psychology as a field of practice an emerging discipline in the healing arts. The development of a code of ethics is a marker of this maturity. This paper was developed for the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health as part of its certification program for educators.
Publication Date: 05/2014
Author(s): Desiree Lowitt, Mary Beth Averill
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This exploratory study investigated the experiences of fathers upon the postnatal news that their newborn babies had been given diagnoses of Down syndrome. Thirteen fathers were interviewed about their experiences of immediate postnatal support. Participants had biological children born with Down syndrome and interacted with the western medical community regarding the child’s birth. Fathers often experienced the messengers of the news of a postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome as insensitive and pessimistic.
Publication Date: 05/2014
Author(s): Kate White, Jeane Rhodes
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The field of pre- and perinatal psychology (PPN) is informed by the work of many individuals, therapeutic and academic communities, and scientific achievements. Trends and influences on the field itself can be divided into several main categories: origins, historical threads, formal channels, legitimizing scientific studies and approaches, and finally, integration of therapeutic approaches. It is difficult to put all of these influences in one chronological chart; it is more like they weave together to form a tapestry.