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. 2022 Jul 28;43(5):589–604. doi: 10.1007/s10935-022-00685-0

Table 1.

B U Programme Sessions and Topics

Session Session topics

Session 1:

Processing the birth of your baby

Getting to know each other
Goals for parent and baby
Describing your birth
Recovery from birth

Session 2:

Being good enough

‘Good enough’ vs. ‘perfect’ parent
Taking care of yourselves
Coping with crying

Session 3:

You and your baby’s feelings

Acknowledging babies’ feelings
How parent feelings are connected with our babies’ feelings
Managing family and baby stress

Session 4:

Family and care routines

Creating and managing daily and family routines
Feeding styles and routines
Sleeping styles and routines

Session 5:

Getting to know your baby

My personality and my baby’s personality
Understanding different moods and states
Types of crying and communication

Session 6:

Connecting with your baby

Babies’ interactions with parents
Descriptive commenting
Parentese
Types of touch

Session 7:

Keeping safe

Keeping babies safe
Managing stress and parent difficulties

Session 8:

Review and support

Reviewing the course & knowing where to get support
Ending and celebration