Monday’s Child - A Baby Born in Rural Nepal

Synopsis: A rare and important piece of infant development material, which documents in detail the development of a baby, born in winter to a subsistence farming family in rural Nepal. It shows the effects of an initially depressed mother at first not responding, and then beginning to respond to her infant. It raises important questions about the development and mental heath of this and so many other third world infants who grow up in similar conditions. It also questions whether regular observation could more often be applied as a treatment method in situations where there is maternal depression and/or rejection of infants.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2005
Notes: An article ‘Against the odds: An account of filming an infant observation in rural Nepal 1’ by Meg Leng on the technical and cultural issues raised by making the film , published in the journal Infant Observation is available for online purchase at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a723657613
Subjects: Anthropology; Psychology; Social welfare; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords: child development; mental health; Nepal; post-natal depression; maternal response

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