New Beginnings –an experience-based programme addressing the attachment relationship between mothers and their babies in prisons

Baradon, Tessa; Fonagy, Peter; Bland, Kirsten; Lénárd, Kata; Sleed, Michelle

doi:10.1080/00754170802208065

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New Beginnings –an experience-based programme addressing the attachment relationship between mothers and their babies in prisons

Baradon, Tessa, Fonagy, Peter, Bland, Kirsten, Lénárd, Kata, Sleed, Michelle·2008·Journal of Child Psychotherapy

DOI 10.1080/00754170802208065

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Data about the quality of attachment between infants and parents in high-risk populations suggests that early intervention may be advantageous for positive developmental outcomes for the child. Mothers in prison represent a high-risk parenting population in terms of both attachment histories and economic and social risk factors. New Beginnings was constructed as a short term, experience-based programme for mothers and infants in the Mother and Baby Units of two UK women's prisons. It is based on the early intervention model developed at the Anna Freud Centre. The programme was piloted in 2004–5, with 27 participating dyads. This paper presents an overview of the pilot stage. Our aim is to introduce the thinking that went into the programme and to present initial observations concerning the effect of the programme. We describe the development of a framework for the programme and its preliminary evaluation using pre- and post-interview protocols concerning the mothers' thoughts and feelings about their babies. We used the Parent Development Interview, for both a qualitative analysis of the major themes in connection to child rearing and quantitative measures of reflective capacity in relation to the child on the part of mother-participants.

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A comparison between pre- and post-treatment RF-PDI scores showed a significant increase in reflective functioning after the New Beginnings group-intervention.
“A comparison between pre-and post-treatment RF-PDI scores showed a significant increase in reflective functioning after the group-intervention.”
From Mentalizing makes parenting work: a review about parental reflective functioning and clinical interventions to improve it (2017) · cites this paper as Baradon et al., 2008
Mothers showed an increase in reflective functioning when responding to the PDI questions regarding the recall of a positive experience with the child and concerning the child's feelings about being rejected by the mother.
“In particular, mothers showed an increase in reflective functioning when responding to the PDI questions regarding the recall of a positive experience with the child and concerning the child’s feelings about being rejected by the mother (Baradon et al., 2008).”
From Mentalizing makes parenting work: a review about parental reflective functioning and clinical interventions to improve it (2017) · cites this paper as Baradon et al., 2008

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Authors: Baradon, T., Fonagy, P., Bland, K., Lénárd, K., & Sleed, M.
Affiliations: a London
Corresponding author: Baradon, Tessa
Fonagy, Peter
ORCID: Baradon, Tessa
Fonagy, Peter
Sleed, Michelle
Venue: Journal of Child Psychotherapy
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2008-07-17
Volume: 34
Issue: 2
Pages: 240-258
ISSN: 0075-417X (ISSN-L)
1469-9370
DOI: 10.1080/00754170802208065
OpenAlex: W2023613873
Cited by: 78
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 3.35
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Child Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Keywords: maternal-infant attachment, incarcerated mothers, women's prisons, early intervention, mother-baby unit, reflective capacity, parenting, program development

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