In a mother’s voice: Observing social–emotional aspects of postpartum daily life.

Everyday life contexts and interactions are influential for the well-being of both postpartum women and their infants. We collected naturalistic observational recordings of the daily environments and social interactions of primiparous postpartum women (N = 50) using the electronically activated recorder (EAR). We addressed two aims. First, we examined the feasibility, acceptability, and compliance of collecting naturalistic ambient sounds with...