This selection of books is not exhaustive, simply some texts we have found useful in our professional development and practice. There are many more wonderful books not listed here.
These texts provide comprehensive overviews of the field of perinatal and infant mental health.
Exploring various problems within the parent-infant dyad, these texts guide the clinician in their formulation and treatment options.
Written for parents, but helpful for professionals, these books are small, accessible and valuable.
Applying attachment theory sits within the skilful art of psychotherapy. Here are some general (mostly non-perinatal-specific) texts to provide guidance.
Holding attachment theory and psychoanalytic ideas at the heart of their work, these texts explore theory, research and clinical case presentations.
Vitally important to therapeutic intervention with parents and infants, these texts explore mentalizing and parental reflective function and support the clinician to lead with a reflective stance.
Supporting parents in the acute phase after loss, or in a subsequent pregnancy, requires a great deal of the clinician. These texts help orient the clinician to relevant themes in clinical work.
Full of evidence-based and clinical wisdom, while integrating the voice of lived experience, these texts are helpful in exploring birth experience.
A multidisciplinary textbook for health professionals providing care for individuals facing reproductive health issues.
Written for parents, but helpful for professionals, each one of these books are gems.
These accessible books place the couple and coparenting relationship front of mind. In the spirit of a whole family approach to perinatal wellbeing, these texts can help guide our interventions.
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