Chapter 1 The Transition to Parenthood: A Theoretical and Empirical Overview

Chapter 2 Prenatal Observations of Coparenting and Couple Interactions in the Emerging Family Triad

Chapter 3 Is Prenatal Coparental Intersubjective Communication a Harbinger of Triangular Intersubjectivity in Adolescence? An Exploratory Microanalytic Study

Chapter 4 The Role of Relationships Past and Present in Prenatal Coparenting Behavior on the Cusp of the Transition to Parenthood

Chapter 5 Maternal and Paternal Coparenting Representations and Interactions During Pregnancy

Chapter 6 Prenatal Coparenting Under High Arousal Predicts Infants’ Cognitive Development at 18 Months

Chapter 7 Family Alliance Trajectories from Infertility to Parenthood

Chapter 9 From Pregnancy to Toddlerhood: Does Gender Matter for the Development of Family Relationships?

Chapter 10 Coming Together or Falling Apart: Coparenting the First Child While Expecting the Second

Chapter 11 The Interrelationship Between the Prenatal Marital and Coparenting Subsystems: Forecasting Postpartum Family Dynamics in First-Time Parents

Chapter 12 The Prenatal Couple Relationship: Relations with Postnatal Family Dynamics and Child Outcomes

Chapter 13 The Role of Prenatal Communication in Young Couples’ Depression and Relationship Security Across the Transition to Parenthood

Chapter 14 A Prenatal Intervention to Support Coparenting in Unmarried African American Family Systems

Chapter 15 Continuity in Early Caregiving Experiences and the Transition to Parenthood: Role of Emotion Regulation and Coregulation as Family-Level Processes

Chapter 16 Understanding Teen Parents in a Modern Context: Prenatal Hopes and Postnatal Realities

Chapter 17 Growing Points in the Study of Prenatal Coparenting and Triangular Dynamics