Great expectations? New meta-analysis in Developmental Review by Sarah Foley shows the way parents think about their unborn child predicts the sensitivity of actions by parents | Centre for Family Research

skip to content

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273229717300552

1. Expectant parents' thoughts and feelings about their unborn infant are measurable.

2. Prenatal measures predict modest variation in observed postnatal parenting.

3. These predictive effects are stronger for mothers than fathers.