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The Primary Care-Video Intervention Therapy for Growth-Vulnerable Infants. A Case Study

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  • Chiara Sacchi

    (Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova (Italy), 35131 Padova, Italy)

  • Sergio Facchini

    (Pediatric Primary Care Unit, National health Service (Italy), 33080 Pordenone, Italy)

  • George Downing

    (Clinical Faculty, Salpetriere Hospital and Paris University VIII (France), 75000 Paris, France)

  • Alessandra Simonelli

    (Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova (Italy), 35131 Padova, Italy)

Abstract

Perinatal growth vulnerability (e.g., Small for Gestational Age, SGA) poses the goal to not overlook subtle developmental susceptibilities and their impact on the parent–infant relationship. In this case study, we examined the application of a video-feedback intervention program to support parenting, the Primary Care-Video Intervention Therapy (PC-VIT), specifically developed to fit pediatric care characteristics. The case presentation details the principal steps of the intervention with the family of an SGA infant from birth up to toddlerhood. Findings for this family highlighted initial worries about the infant’s growth. Along sessions, PC-VIT held maternal anxiety and sustained parents’ abilities to recognize and talk about the infant’s developmental skills and regulatory abilities. The PC-VIT shows the powerful opportunity to limit the impact of infant growth vulnerability on the parent–child relationship and socio-emotional development. Pediatricians can prevent vulnerable developmental milestones from clinical outcomes by implementing timely and effective strategies embracing mental health and parenting-related issues.

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  • Chiara Sacchi & Sergio Facchini & George Downing & Alessandra Simonelli, 2020. "The Primary Care-Video Intervention Therapy for Growth-Vulnerable Infants. A Case Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:5:p:1796-:d:330675
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    1. Luca Cerniglia & Silvia Cimino, 2020. "Special Issue: Parent–Child Interactions: Paths of Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathological Risk," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-4, December.

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