"Boosting Mother-Baby Bonds through Emotional Training"
Researchers have found that training expectant mothers, particularly those at high risk of postpartum depression, to better recognize and respond to infant emotions can strengthen mother-baby bonds. After the training, these mothers exhibited an improved ability to recognize happy baby expressions and displayed more happy facial expressions themselves. The preliminary results suggest that emotional cognitive training could potentially reduce the risk of postpartum depression and enhance mother-infant bonding.