[Attachment and suffering mothers].

Attachment between an infant and his/her parents is instinctive and vital for the psychoaffective development of the child. This process is fragile, and parents have to present with adaptive capacities. They need a good mental health to be able to welcome their child and to develop the interactions that will enable the baby to acquire an internal security. When mental disorders, especially maternal disorders, appear during this crucial perinatal period, the relationship between the parents and their baby may become unstable, and the attachment process can be disturbed.