Prenatal Bonding BA
Clinician(s) that offer this modality:
History
In the early 1990’s, based upon an extensive research in Psychoanalysis and Pre-and Perinatal Psychology, and Medicine, Hungarian Psychologist and Psychoanalyst , Jenoe Raffai PhD, discovered a ground breaking strategy to support pregnant women from the beginning of gestation until birth.
Dr. Gerhard Schroth, Psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst introduced the approach to America in 2009 at the APPPAH Congress. In the audience was a life-long clinician and pioneer, Michael Trout, Director of the The Infant-Parent Institute and later hosted the first training along with Dr. Schroth, to clinicians from the US. Prenatal Bonding BA is growing within the birth psychology community in the US, and throughout the world.
How it Works
Prenatal Bonding (BA) starts at about the 20th week of pregnancy. The pregnant woman lies on a comfortable couch in a relaxed position with the intention to focus on her inner perceptions. With the help of the facilitator, she focuses on her awareness and senses a connection directly to the baby through images, colors and movements. Images become more frequent, creating a flow of information and communication between the mother and the unborn thus creating the “umbilical cord of both souls”. Mothers find out how their babies are developing, what they are feeling and needing and whether their experiences need love and protection. This enables a dialogue with the unborn, that continues throughout a lifetime
Research has shown that Prenatal Bonding promotes:
◦ A stronger bonding and attachment with your child, even with unexpected interruptions during pregnancy and birth
◦ Deeper understanding of your baby’s needs during and after birth
◦ Calmer babies, better sleep cycles
◦ Greater ease in the birth process for baby and mother
◦ Significant reduction in post-partum depression
◦ Fewer C-sections
◦ Parents avoid passing historical trauma and their own trauma to their baby, and future generations.