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About The Perinatal Journey
The Perinatal Journey - Walking through the first years of life column has been created with the intent to provide useful evidence-based information about the perinatal period and the child first years of life for parents and parents-to be, and anyone else interested in this topic.
Articles:
Children’s Tantrums: What they really are and what we can do
A few months ago, while walking home, I heard a child screaming about not wanting to leave the playground. The parents were also...
Alessandra Biaggi
Aug 22, 20246 min read
Breaking the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment
From maternal childhood maltreatment to children’s emotional-behavioural problems: what can be done to break the link I have written this...
Alessandra Biaggi
May 17, 20245 min read
Children’s play: It's more serious than you think
Play is a very serious activity for children, and is, as the Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori, said, the work of the...
Alessandra Biaggi
Feb 28, 20246 min read
Working together to protect the well-being of preterm babies and their families
An interview with Kate Marsh, a Midwifery Manager at Tommy’s on Word Prematurity Day Today, the 17th of November, is World Prematurity...
Alessandra Biaggi
Nov 17, 20238 min read
Understanding Baby Language
This blog was written together with my dear friend and colleague Katie Hazelgrove, who is a postdoctoral researcher in the Section of...
Alessandra Biaggi
Sep 21, 20236 min read
Preparing for the arrival of a new baby and the transition to parenthood
I can tell you now, that being completely prepared for the arrival of a new baby is impossible! However, lots can be done to arrive as...
Alessandra Biaggi
Jul 31, 20236 min read
How to Help Babies Sleep Better Without Just Leaving Them Crying
A few years ago, I was at some close friends’ house and their baby was sleeping in his room. Suddenly, while we were having dinner...
Alessandra Biaggi
Jun 30, 20236 min read
The importance of responding to a crying baby
Directly connected to the infant need of contact with the caregivers, which I have discussed in the previous article in my column,...
Alessandra Biaggi
May 31, 20235 min read
The Baby’s Need for Physical Contact with the Caregiver
In my last article, I talked about the importance of parental response to the baby and, in general, of the parent-infant relationship for...
Alessandra Biaggi
Apr 24, 20235 min read
Why Early Parent-Infant Relationships Matter
How first experiences impact the infant development Two days after my daughter was born, in Milan, Italy, I was in the hospital nursery...
Alessandra Biaggi
Mar 27, 20235 min read
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