Relationship-based intervention with at-risk mothers: Outcome in the first year of life

Heinicke, Christoph M.; Fineman, Neira R.; Ruth, Gloria; Recchia, Serena; Guthrie, Donald; Rodning, Carol

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199924)20:4<349::aid-imhj1>3.0.co;2-x

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“…• Increase children's emotional abilities, happiness, and rates of children's secure attachments with caregivers (Gardner et al 2003;Heinicke et al 1999;Jacobson and Frye 1991;Van den Boom 1995).…”

Section: Evidence That Parenting Programs Work When Implemented Wellmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting Education in Indonesia: Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems

Tomlinson¹,

Andina²

2015

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Section: Evidence That Parenting Programs Work When Implemented Wellmentioning

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Parenting Education in Indonesia: Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems

Tomlinson¹,

Andina²

2015

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“…Conversely, fathers' positive involvement with infants when mothers are depressed has been shown to improve treatment outcomes for mothers with depression (Misri, Kostaras, Fox, & Kostaras, 2000) and to reduce behavior problems in later childhood (Chang, Halpern, & Kaufman, 2007;Mezulis, Hyde, & Clark, 2004). While interventions successfully targeting mother-infant relationships which include fathers are described in the literature (Heinicke et al, 1999;Olds, Sadler, & Kitzman, 2007) and calls for the inclusion of fathers in research and clinical interventions are advanced (Fitzgerald, Mann, & Barrat, 1999), the processes involved, for example, in fathers' support of a distressed mother and his interactions with his infant in the context of maternal depression, remain unexplored. The purpose of this article is to illustrate, through a description of one father's response to home visitation, how supporting the father in families in which the mother has postnatal depression may assist in alleviating the mother's symptoms and improve family functioning.…”

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Promoting infant well‐being in the context of maternal depression by supporting the father

Fletcher

2009

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Maternal depression is recognized as posing a significant risk to the healthy development of infants. Guided by attachment theory, interventions have focused on the distressed mother's relationship with her infant. While interventions which include fathers are reported in the literature, the processes involved in the fathers' support of a distressed mother and in his interactions with his infant in the context of maternal depression remain unexplored. In the case study described here, home-visiting support was directed to the father in a couple in which the mother had been treated for depression after the birth. The observed effects of the intervention on father-infant interaction and the "knock-on" effects on the mothers' parenting suggest that targeting support to fathers in distressed families should be considered. Points for a service protocol are provided to incorporate fathers into the identification and treatment of maternal distress.RESUMEN: Se reconoce que la depresión maternal representa un riesgo significativo para el desarrollo saludable de los infantes. Guiadas por la teoría de la afectividad, las intervenciones se han enfocado en la relación entre la afligida madre y su infante. Mientras que las intervenciones que incluyen a los padres se reportan en la literatura, los procesos involucrados en el apoyo de los padres a la afligida madre y en las interacciones del padre con su infante dentro del contexto de la depresión maternal, se mantienen inexploradas. En el caso de estudio que describimos aquí, el apoyo de visitas a casa fue dirigido al padre en una pareja en la cual la madre había sido tratada por depresión después del nacimiento. Los efectos observados en la intervención sobre la interacción padre-infante y los efectos de reacción en cadena sobre la crianza de las madres sugieren que se debe considerar un enfoque en el apoyo a los padres en familias afligidas. Se proveen puntos para un servicio de protocolo con el fin de incorporar a los padres en la identificación y tratamiento de la depresión maternal.RÉSUMÉ: La dépression maternelle est reconnue comme posant un risque important au développement sain des bébés. Guidées par la théorie d'attachement, les interventions ont mis l'accent sur la relation de la mère en détresse avec son bébé. Bien que des interventions qui incluent les pères soient décrites dans la critique et les recherches, les processus portant sur le soutien d'une mère en détresse de la part des pères et sur ses interactions avec son bébé dans le contexte de la dépression maternelle n'ont toujours pas Peter Toolan, Head of Therapy, Foster Care Association, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, provided comment on several earlier drafts, and Anne Vimpani, NSW Health, Australia, provided advice during the development of the work reported here.

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“…Although many parenting intervention studies explicitly restrict their samples to primiparas (i.e., first-time mothers; e.g., Heinicke et al 1999;Klein Velderman in press;Olds et al 2002), they often refrain from explaining this choice. It is likely that this choice is based on the common sense assumption that parenting practices with a first-born child are more easily influenced as opposed to those of mothers who already have parenting experiences with another child (Whiteman et al 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compared to control group mothers, the intervention mothers made greater use of community services, provided safer home environments, had a better understanding of discipline strategies, and were more accepting and respectful to their infants. In addition, Heinicke et al (1999) found that home visitors were able to enhance maternal parenting behaviors such as responsiveness. Moreover, firsttime intervention mothers used less negative discipline strategies compared to firsttime control mothers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Early Parenting Intervention: Family Risk and First-time Parenting Related to Intervention Effectiveness

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The effects of cumulative risk and parity on the effectiveness of a home based parenting intervention were tested in a randomized controlled trial with 237 families with 1-to 3-year-old children screened for high levels of externalizing behavior. The intervention was aimed at enhancing positive parenting and decreasing externalizing behaviors. The results showed that cumulative risk was not associated with either change in child externalizing behaviors or change in positive parenting. When intervention effectiveness was compared for primiparas (i.e., firsttime mothers) versus multiparas (i.e., mothers with more than one child), we found that intervention mothers of first-born children displayed an increase in their use of positive discipline strategies as compared to first-time mothers in the control group, whereas a similar effect for multiparas was absent. Among multiparas we found an intervention effect on sensitivity, with control group mothers showing an increase in sensitivity, whereas the intervention group showed a constant level of sensitivity over time. These results suggest that parity may be a moderator of intervention effectiveness. Implications for investigating moderators of intervention effectiveness are discussed.

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Relationship-based intervention with at-risk mothers: Outcome in the first year of life

Cited by 146 publications

References 25 publications

Parenting Education in Indonesia: Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems

Parenting Education in Indonesia: Review and Recommendations to Strengthen Programs and Systems

Promoting infant well‐being in the context of maternal depression by supporting the father

Early Parenting Intervention: Family Risk and First-time Parenting Related to Intervention Effectiveness

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