Lachman, AnushaBurger, MarletteJordaan, Esmè R2021-09-222021-09-222021Lachman A, Burger M, Jordaan ER, Leppanen J, Puura K and Niehaus DJH (2021) maternal shared Pleasure, infant withdrawal, and developmental outcomes in a high risk setting in South Africa. Front. Psychiatry 12:668009. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.668009doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.668009http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6752Infants in lower middle income countries are often exposed to early adversities which may lead to suboptimal caregiving environments and place them at risk of not achieving their developmental potential. Synchrony and positive engagement in the mother-infant relationship plays a critical role in buffering the impact of early adversity. Shared Pleasure (SP) is considered a marker of high intensity positive interaction and may hold a promise of improving developmental outcomes.enshared pleasureinfant withdrawalpositive interactionsmother infant interactioninfant developmentsynchronyArticle