ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
Sansone, A. (2026). MindBody integration orientation and mindfulness-based approaches to prenatal and perinatal healthcare.
(In press in The International Journal of Body Psychotherapy).
Sansone, A. (2025). The central role of mindful parenting in child's emotional regulation and human flourishing: a blueprint perspective
(co-authored). e-Book: Emotional Regulation and Human Flourishing: Theoretical and Empirical Perspective. (selected
among others to contribute a chapter to an e-book by Frontiers of Psychology.
Sansone, A. (2024). Assicurare le fondamenta dell’attaccamento prima della nascita come essenziale per lo sviluppo: Un approccio triadico basato sulla relazionale e la mindfulness. Article published in the Giornale Italiano di Psicologia e di Educazione Prenatale, N 45, January-June.
Sansone, A. (2025). Foreword of The prenatal shadow. Healing the traumas experienced before and at birth (by Cherionna Menzam-Sills) Inner Traditions. https://www.innertraditions.com/the-prenatal-shadow
Sansone, A., Stapleton, P., Lawrence, Z., & Patching, P. (2024). Participation in an online Prenatal Mindfulness-Relationship-Based (PMRB) program: Outcomes for maternal mindfulness, mental health, interoception, and mother-infant relationship during pregnancy and postpartum. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine Journal, Special Issue: Mind-Body Approaches that are Revolutionising the Health Field, 9 (1), 1-43. https://www.lidsen.com/journals/icm/icm-09-01-001
Sansone, A., Stapleton, P., & Patching, P. (2024). A qualitative investigation of a prenatal mindfulness relationship-based (PMRB) program to support maternal mental health and mother-baby relationship during pregnancy and post-birth.Mindfulness.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-024-02399-2#citeas
Sansone, A., Stapleton, P., & Patching, P. (2025). Investigating associations between antenatal mindfulness, maternal mental health, and mother-infant relationship during pregnancy and post-partum, in particular emotional availability, in a community sample. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine Journal, Special Issue: Mind-Body Approaches that are Revolutionising the Health Field, 10 (4), 046. https://www.lidsen.com/journals/icm/icm-10-04-046
Sansone, A., & Stapleton, P. The value of mindfulness to support maternal mental health and mother-infant relationship during pregnancy and post-partum. A Commentary. To be submitted for publication in Mindfulness.
Sansone, A. (2024). The central role of mindful parenting in child's emotional regulation and human flourishing: a blueprint perspective
Frontiers of Psychology. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1420588/full
Sansone, A. (2022). Gemme della saggezza primordiale da prima del concepimento, attraverso la gravidanza, la nascita ed oltre. Una visita agli Himba. Rivista Italiana di Psicologia e di Educazione Prenatale, N 42, July-December
Sansone, A. (2021). Proceedings of the World Association for Infant Mental Health 17th World Congress Infant Mental Health Journal, supplement to volume 42. Two presentations published: 1) Integrating primal wisdom with modern science and practice as a global strategy for mothers, infants, families, and communities; 2) A mindfulness relationship-based model to support maternal mental health and maternal-infant relationship during pregnancy and post-birth.
Sansone, A. (2021). Cultivating a Mindfulness Relationship-Based Parenting Culture at Times of Adversity (Book Chapter) In
Change. Birthing & Parenting at Times of Crisis published by Cosmoanelixis Independent Publisher. Written by 20 experts in the field of Prenatal Psychology, Medicine, and Health
Sansone, A. (2021). Why the First Seven Years Matter - PakMag (Australian Parenting Magazine) 25/02/2021
https://pakmag.com.au/parenting/why-the-first-seven-years-matter/
Sansone, A. (2021). Cultivating Mindfulness to Raise children Who Thrive. Pak Mag 04/02/2021
https://pakmag.com.au/cultivating-mindfulness-to-raise-children-who-thrive/
Sansone, A. (2021). Cultivating mindfulness to raise children who thrive: Why human connection from before birth matters. Routledge.
https://www.routledge.com/Cultivating-Mindfulness-to-Raise-Children-Who-Thrive-Why-Human-Connection-from-Before- Birth-Matters/Sansone/p/book/9781138598270
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Sansone, A. (2018). Gems of primal wisdom. From before conception through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
Wissenschaft and Erfahrungseisheit in der ISPPM. 73-80.
Sansone, A. (2018). When the breast says No. The missing link: A case study. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology & Health, 32 (4), 318-338
https://birthpsychology.com/journal/article/when-breast-says-no-missing-link-case-study
Sansone, A. (2017). Alla Ricerca della Madre by Lucio Zichella (In Search of the Mother) – Book review 2017
The American Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology & Health, 32 (1), 90-92.
Sansone, A. (2016). Connection and empathy. Enhancing pre and perinatal healthcare
professionals’ interpersonal Skills. Midwifery Today, 120, 49-53.
https://midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/connection-and-empathy/
Sansone, A. (2015). Interview by Italian TV (RAI 3 News), Conscious Motherhood, Vimeo.
Sansone, A. (2014) Caesarean birth: disrupting the human adaptive system. Insights for prevention.
International Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, 26 (1-2), 15-31.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Caesarean-Birth-%3A-Disrupting-the-Human-Adaptive- Sansone/e28969f22233053991413476176d6d9fb21970dd
Sansone, A. (2013). Breastfeeding and beyond. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 2 (1)
https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/ijchn/article/view/892
Sansone, A. (2010). Translation from Italian into English of On paedophilia, by Cosimo Schinaia. Routledge
Sansone, A., (2009). Working with parents and infants: A mind-body integration approach. Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health, 23 (3).
Sansone, A. (2008). The musical child Coordinated Congress. The prenatal child and society. The role of prenatal psychology in obstetrics, neonatology, psychology and sociology. Moscow International Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, 20,
42-76.
Sansone, A. (2008). Working with parents and infants: A mind-body integration approach. Keeping in Touch, 34.
Sansone, A. (2008). A ‘mindbody’ integration. An approach to working with parents and infants.
The Bulletin of the Association of Child Psychotherapists, 185, 21-23.
Sansone, A. (2007). Working with parents and infants: A psycho-soma integrative approach. Journal of Nutrition and Health,19, 69-76.
Sansone, A. (2005). Mothers, babies and their language. Journal of Infant Observation, 8 (2), 177-178.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247520389_Mothers_babies_and_their_language
Sansone, A. (2002). The mother’s body image: attitude to her body-self and its relationship with the foetus’ life. The International Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, 14 (3-4), 163-175.
PARENTING MAGAZINES AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
Sansone, A. (2025). The embodied relationship: The protective function of nurturing communication, music, and emotions during prenatal life. Kindred World - Alternative Madia & Education Initiative. 02/05/2025
https://kindredmedia.org/2025/05/the-embodied-relationship-the-protective-function-of-nurturing-communication-music- and-emotions-during-prenatal-life/adobestock_825402852/
Sansone, A. (2021). Why the first seven years matter. Pag Mag 25/o2/2021
https://pakmag.com.au/why-the-first-seven-years-matter/
Sansone, A. (2021). Cultivating mindfulness to raise children who thrive. Pag Mag 04/02/2021
https://pakmag.com.au/cultivating-mindfulness-to-raise-children-who-thrive/
Sansone, A. (2002). Bend it like mummy. Babies are born supple, mothers need to relax. Sunday Express.