Congratulations go to Tara Blasco (PPN 01) for successfully defending her mixed–methods research on July 10, 2006. Her dissertation is entitled: Prenatal and Perinatal Memories in Preverbal Children: Clinical Observations using Videotape Examination.

Kenedy Singer (SOM 01) defended his quantitative study An Evalution of the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback on the Flow, Anxiety, and Performance in a Highly Ranked Golfer: A Case Study, on July 15, 2006 and we congratulate him also.

We are proud of Susan Highsmith (PPN 01) for expertly defending her qualitative study on July 18, 2006. Her dissertation is Primipara’s Expectations of Childbirth: The Impact of Consciousness.

SBGI congratulates Becky Hicks (PPN 00) for successfully defending her theoretical dissertation, The Alchemical Dance of Mother and Infant: A Blueprint for Co-Creative Dyadic Unity during the Prenatal and Perinatal Period, on April 25.

We are also delighted to extend our warmest congratulations to Carrie Contey (PPN 00) for her successful dissertation defense on March 6. Carrie’ s dissertation is Mothering: Two Women’s Experiences of Mothering Through the Lens of An Emerging New Paradigm.

A Holistic Approach to Neonatal Resuscitation
by Kathrine Landon-Malone
FROM: JOURNAL OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH: Vol. 20(1), 2005, 77-87
ABSTRACT: The emerging science of pre and perinatal psychology and developmental neuroscience suggests newborns are conscious and capable of feeling and establishing memory at birth. The science points to the potential for imprinting traumatic events at birth which may then become the foundation for future maladaptive behavior pattern and mental illness. Pre and perinatal thought leaders are calling for new models of obstetric and neonatal care that acknowledge the consciousness and suffering of babies at the time of the trauma. Nurses at a small community hospital in Portland, Maine have developed a neonatal resuscitation model that honors the consciousness and capability of neonates and may potentially minimize the risk of lasting impact.

Supporting Babies’ Wholeness in the 21st Century: An Integrated Model of Early Development
by Wendy Anne McCarty, PhD, RN
FROM: JOURNAL OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH: Vol. 20(3), 2006, 187-220
ABSTRACT: A holonomic holographic integrated model of early development is introduced reflecting clinical findings from prenatal and perinatal psychology as well as current western early development thought. Integrated model and discussion address: Wilber’s Integral approach, modes of empiricism, quantum physics, morphogenic fields, memory, Noetic science, fundamental sentient nature and continuity of self, transcendental and human levels of awareness, prenatal and birth therapy with babies and children, needs theory, integrated being/knowing: perception/senses, early experience and the adaptive unconscious, and the holonomic model imperative. Portions of this paper were originally published in Welcoming Consciousness: Supporting Babies’ Wholeness from the Beginning of Life.

Prenatal and Perinatal Psychotherapy with Adults: An Integrative Model for Empirical Testing
by B. J. Lyman, PhD,
FROM: JOURNAL OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH: Vol. 20(1), 2005, 58-76
ABSTRACT: This article identifies an issue within the discipline of prenatal and perinatal (PPN) psychology, namely that the field currently consists of individual practitioners’ modalities without empirical validation around treatment efficacy. The goal undertaken was to integrate the PPN literature related to adult psychotherapy into a coherent and practical model to serve as a guide for students and professionals that could also be empirically tested. Covered briefly is a review of the historical and pivotal literature, a description of theory, an assessment process, PPN treatment plan, techniques to facilitate access to PPN memories, and two illustrative excerpts from sessions as examples. Finally, suggestions for methodologically testing the model are offered.