Research project Parenting with Awareness and Compassion – Strengthened parental support for expectant parents
In this project, we are developing and testing a parenting support program for pregnant women and expectant fathers/co-mothers. It includes a series of group sessions and digital materials. We are also testing a continuing education course for midwives to lead the group sessions
In this project we develop and test a parental support service for pregnant women and expectant fathers/co-mothers. It includes a series of group sessions and digital materials. We are also testing how midwifes can be trained to lead the group sessions.
The overall aim is to strengthen parental support at the earliest possible stage, as the pregnancy and postnatal period represents both an increased risk for mental ill-health and a unique opportunity to promote mental health for both parents and children.
We build on previous research on the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting and Mindfetalness interventions. We are also utilizing the Compassion-Focused Parenting framework, which aims to further develop parenting support to build more on the understanding of physiology and emotional functioning from an evolutionary, biopsychosocial perspective.
Project members
Members
Anna Akselsson
Kerstin Edvardsson
Forskningsadministratör
Karin Fängström
Associerad forskare
Katarina Garefalaki Kornaros
Senior lecturer
Tobias Haglöf
Forskningsadministratör
Gunilla Lönnberg
Forskare