Adolescent parenthood is a risky situation for the mental health of young people and for the development of infants. Yet adherence to psychological care remains difficult at this stage of life, notably because of the insecurity of attachment bonds often present in these young people. The "Les Oursons" parent-baby day hospital is presented, and clinical cases involving adolescent parents are discussed. They illustrate the particular interest of a global approach to father, mother and baby, and underline the opportunities to anchor initial psychological care for each. Network and community care are also interesting avenues to explore.
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Soins Pediatr Pueric
August 2024
Service de pédopsychiatrie périnatalité du Pr Apter, Hôpital Jacques-Monod, Groupe hospitalier du Havre, 76083 Le Havre, France. Electronic address:
Adolescent parenthood is a risky situation for the mental health of young people and for the development of infants. Yet adherence to psychological care remains difficult at this stage of life, notably because of the insecurity of attachment bonds often present in these young people. The "Les Oursons" parent-baby day hospital is presented, and clinical cases involving adolescent parents are discussed.
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October 2023
Neonatology, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a proven intervention for intact survival in preterms. Despite evidence, its adoption has been low. We used a point of care quality improvement (QI) approach to implement and sustain KMC in stable low birthweight babies from a baseline of 1.
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June 2023
Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Introduction: Psychiatric Mother-Baby Units are well established in France, United Kingdom, and Australia, mostly in full-time hospitalization. Inpatient units are considered as best practice for improving outcomes for mothers and babies when the mother is experiencing severe mental illness and many studies have showed the effectiveness of care for the mother or the mother-infant relationship. Only a limited number of studies have focused on the day care setting or on the development of the baby.
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February 2023
Préludes, Hôpital de jour parents-bébé, Hôpital Mère-Enfant de l'Est parisien, 9 rue des Bluets, 75011 Paris, France.
The perinatal period is suffused with profound upheaval and physical and psychological changes, and is accompanied by frequent psychopathological and psychiatric disorders. The early management of mother-child relationships during this period is therefore a major and complex issue, both for professionals and for patients. Two main pitfalls would be to distinguish the taking into account of the subject's suffering from the risk of early alteration of the parent-baby relationship, and to separate the psychological and physical dimensions at stake.
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