[Cultural countertransference faced with mother-baby interactions during play sessions]

The role of the cultural countertransference of researchers with regard to the subject of their study must be taken into consideration. The analysis of one's own emotions and reactions, loaded with cultural representations, thereby enables the research subject's singularity and cultural specificity to be respected. The results are therefore more objective and not so readily influenced by a particular culture.

[Countertransference with mother-baby dyads in a context of multiple traumas]

The encounter of mother-baby dyads in a context of a traumatic narrative renders the areas of transference and countertransference more complex, with multiple identification processes. What are the implications regarding the transmission of trauma to the child and how does it occur? The clinical case of a mother, with a past fraught with challenges and traumas, illustrates a way of accessing a child's experience of trauma via the clinician's countertransference.

[Creation of an observation scale for newborns in the maternity setting]

In clinical practice in the maternity setting, professionals are regularly confronted with situations for which a clinical observation of the newborn's condition is necessary. The Assessment for Newborn Development and Abilities (Panda) scale is a tool for evaluating the sensory-motor skills of newborns and their relationship with others, as well as raising professionals' awareness of their fine observation.