@article{ref1,
title="Obstetrics and the family: Identification of mothers at risk for parenting failure, and methods of support",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="1981",
author="Monaghan, S. M. and Buckfield, PM",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="27-32",
abstract="The nurturing of a child has been termed the &quot;Irrational commitment&quot; [1]--&quot;the enduring, irrational commitment of one or more adults in care and joint activity with the child.&quot; The paper examines ways of facilitating this kind of caring. It is not enough to utilise the extensive technology and skills now available in obstetrics and paediatrics if there is a failure to ensure that the parents are able to nurture and enjoy their new infant. Success can only be claimed if parents are assisted in establishing a mutually satisfying relationship with their infants, i.e. they make an irrational commitment to the nurturing of their children. Results from a study of early identification and prediction of major parenting difficulty within the maternity hospital [7] are given and some of the various methods of early intervention and support now being undertaken to assist in the establishment of good nurturing between mothers and infants are described.<p />",
language="",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}