“…Poor parenting is a possible mechanism by which risk is transmitted from parent to child across the generational gap ( Meaney, 2001 ). There is mounting evidence that women with PND may experience marked difficulties in practical care-giving tasks including breastfeeding ( Dennis & McQueen, 2007 ; Field, 2010 ; Hart, Jackson, & Boylan, 2011 ; McLearn, Minkovitz, Strobino, Marks, & Hou, 2006a , 2006b ), infant sleeping ( Dennis & Ross, 2005 ; Field, 2010 ; Hatton, Harrison-Hohner, Dorato, Curen, & McCarron, 2005 ; Hiscock & Wake, 2001 ; McLearn et al, 2006a , 2006b ), risky parenting behaviours ( Zajicek-Farber, 2010 ), failing to attend well-child visits ( Minkovitz et al, 2005 ; Zajicek-Farber, 2009 ), implementing household safety practices ( McLearn et al, 2006a , 2006b ; Zajicek-Farber, 2009 ) and difficulties bathing the infant ( Righetti-Veltema, Conne-Perreard, Bousquet, & Manzano, 2002 ).…”