From Fetus to Child

An Observational and Psychoanalytic Study

Alessandra Piontelli, Elizabeth Bott Spillius

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English

Routledge
02 April 1992

Behavioural theory (Behaviourism); Child & developmental psychology; Embryology

Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis

The use of ultrasonic scans in pregnancy makes it possible to observe the fetus undisturbed in the womb. Dr

Alessandra Piontelli has done what no one has done before: she observed eleven fetuses (three singletons and four sets of twins) in the womb using ultrasound scans, and then observed their development at home from birth up to the age of four years. She includes a description of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy of one of the research children, and the psychoanalysis of five other very young children whose behaviour in analysis suggested that they were deeply preoccupied with their experience in the womb. Dr Piontelli has discovered what many parents have always thought - that each fetus, like each newborn baby, is a highly individual creature. By drawing on her experience as a child psychotherapist and psychoanalyst as well as on her observational research, she is able to investigate issues relating to individuality, psychological birth and the influence of maternal emotions during pregnancy. Her findings demonstrate clearly how psychoanalytical evidence enhances, deepens and supports observational data on the remarkable behavioural and psychological continuities between pre-natal and post-natal life.

By: Alessandra Piontelli
Edited by: Elizabeth Bott Spillius
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No.15
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780415074377
ISBN 10: 0415074371
Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 02 April 1992
Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Editor's Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Fetal Behaviour and Fetal Environment. Singleton Pregnancies. Twin Pregnancies. Child Analysis. Concluding Remarks. Postscript. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

Alessandra Piontelli

Reviews for From Fetus to Child: An Observational and Psychoanalytic Study

I found this book exciting and instructive and would recommend it as excellent bedtime or holiday reading - I couldn't put it down. - Twins, Triplets and More Piontelli's book is gripping partly because it is about the mystery of our origins and partly because of the new-world-beheld wonder at observing the foetus in it natural environment. - Journal of Analytical Psychology As a medical practitioner, child psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Piontelli is not only eminently qualified to undertake such a task but manages to integrate the knowledge and skills garnered from each of these professions in a most creative way. - British Association of Psychotherapists Review ... this is a unique and refreshing text. - American Journal of Psychiatry 150 7 July 93 I found this book exciting and instructive and would recommend it as excellent bedtime or holiday reading - I couldn't put it down. - Twins, Triplets and More Dr Piontelli's work raises radical new questions about pre-natal experience and its effect on post-natal life. - Therapy Weekly, March 1993 This book makes a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in psychoanalysis. - International Journal of Nursing Studies As a medical practitioner, child psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Piontelli is not only eminently qualified to undertake such a task but manages to integrate the knowledge and skills garnered from each of these professions in a most creative way. - British Association of Psychotherapists Review Piontelli's book is gripping partly because it is about the mystery of our origins and partly because of the new-world-beheld wonder at observing the foetus in it natural environment. - Journal of Analytical Psychology