Editorial Synthesis for, ‘Parenting Across the Lifespan: Perinatal Mental Health, Infant Feeding, and Child Development’

Key Points

• To discuss the importance of the first 1001 days for infant development and the influence of various factors.
• Editorial synthesis of existing literature on perinatal mental health and child development.
• Focus on critical windows from conception to two years postpartum.
• Emphasizes the significance of parental influences during the critical early days.
• Suggests that infant feeding practices can affect child development outcomes.