\u2018Checkup\u2019 strengthens parental relationships, improves babies\u2019 outcomes<\/p>\n
<\/iframe>\r\n \r\nSetting children up for success starts before they’re even born. Ellen Darling, Ph.D. ’16, developed the Before Baby Relationship Checkup — adapted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2015\/02\/10\/clark-u-prof-s-marriage-checkup-helps-couples-improve-intimacy-marital-satisfaction\/\" aria-label=\"Marriage Checkup article\">Marriage Checkup<\/a> created by Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/major\/psychology\/\" aria-label=\"psychology major info\">psychology<\/a> Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.clarku.edu\/faculty\/facultybio.cfm?id=446\" aria-label=\"James Córdova bio\">James Córdova<\/a> — to strengthen relationships between parents who are expecting a child. On this episode of <strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong>, Darling explains how bettering a birthing parent’s mental health improves social, emotional, and cognitive outcomes for babies.\r\n\r\n“You’re influencing a whole system. By improving mom’s health, she’s more able to attend to, and be attuned to, the developing infant,” Darling says. “You’re impacting a whole other generation and getting that generation off to a good start.”\r\n\r\nListen and subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\" aria-label=\"Listen on Spotify\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\" aria-label=\"Listen on Apple Podcasts\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Challenge. Change. <\/strong>is produced by Melissa Hanson and Andrew Hart for Clark University. Find other episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Checkup\u2019 strengthens parental relationships, improves babies\u2019 outcomes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13216,"template":"","meta":{"story_color":"#525250","story_headerImg":13216,"section_label":"Challenge. Change. 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