What tools should be used to identify women in need of additional support in pregnancy?

Objective: This study aimed to identify and inform recommendation of self-report and interview-based instruments that are feasible, reliable and valid to evaluate the quality of the maternal-fetal relationship (MFR).

Background: Several constructs predicting parent-infant interaction and later infant adjustment are used to assess mothers' thoughts and feelings towards their unborn baby, including reflective functioning, mind-mindedness, representation, and fetal attachment. As yet, there is no existing review comparing the quality and accessibility of instruments across each of these constructs.

Staff and patient perspectives on therapeutic engagement during one-to-one observation.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: One-to-one observation uses continuous staff observation to safeguard patients judged likely to harm themselves or others. Policies increasingly mandate that staff engage therapeutically with patients during one-to-one observation. Yet not enough is known about factors facilitating or impeding such therapeutic engagement.