Prenatal Bonding (Bindungs-Analyse by Raffai) opens a window to the womb and helps to create an intense bond between mother and unborn baby. The method is at the same time an empowerment for the mother and the fetus and a great help for a full-term pregnancy and for giving birth much more easily. After birth the baby is easy to nurse and is in a solid attachment to his parents.

Based on extensive research in Psychoanalysis and Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, the Hungarian Psychoanalyst Jenoe Raffai, PhD developed a ground-breaking strategy to support pregnant women from gestation to birth. More than 7,000 cases in Europe and the USA have been facilitated, researched and carefully evaluated since 1995 with outstanding results for physical as well as emotional maturity of the babies.

Before he died, Dr. Raffai gave approval for continued teaching of the method to practitioners around the world, including in the United States, to his German colleague, psychoanalyst Gerhard Schroth, MD and his partner, Anne Goertz-Schroth.

The next English-speaking training in Prenatal Bonding (BA)—entitled “How to Shelter a Pregnancy: Meet Your Unborn Inside the Womb”—will begin next year (2021), with sessions from January 15-18 and April 23-26 in Germany. Eight additional training days will be accomplished via zoom (no travel), with a final in-person block in Germany on October 7-10, 2022. All training sessions will be provided by Dr. Schroth and Mrs. Anne Goertz-Schroth.

For information about the method, or this upcoming training, contact Dr. Schroth via email: prenatal.bonding.ba@schroth-apv.com.