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The most innovative and bold contribution of the early postnatal interview concerns the interest for the child development between 4 and 14 weeks of life. The professional trained in infant development will be able to observe the child adaptation of his new ecological environment and in particular the gravity sensation management, his motor skills, the first motor patterns, and the first coordinations. It is a question of identifying, as early as possible, transient neuromotor anomalies, harbingers of neurodevelopmental disorders, in order to propose appropriate physical and human adjustments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The maternal and paternal postpartum depressions and the neurodevelopmental disorders are today considered as a major public health problem. From the first weeks in postnatal, the early postnatal interview makes it possible to approach the experience of the pregnancy, of the delivery, and the return home for both parents. A place in its own right is henceforth given to the father (coparent’s): This openness is beneficial for the family system under construction in an early and lasting alliance with professionals, allowing parents to adhere to the specific aids offered at the time of the baby’s cerebral plasticity [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]