Mental Health of Parents and Infant Health and Development in Resource-Constrained Settings: Evidence Gaps and Implications for Facilitating 'Good-Enough Parenting' in the Twenty-First-Century World

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Social model of mental health Parenting and mothers' social position Human rights, mental health and child health and development Promotion of infant health and development and prevention of maternal mental health problems Preventing and ameliorating maternal mental health problems and potential benefits for infant health and development Addressing the social determinants of compromised early childhood development and maternal mental health problems Implications for facilitating ‘good‐enough parenting’ in the communities of the twenty‐first century Conclusion References Introduction Social model of mental health Parenting and mothers' socia..