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However, its effects on observed communication and perceived attachment in clinical PND populations remain underexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726103997_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the Scaling-Up Health-Arts Programs: Postnatal Depression trial, 199 mothers with PND were randomized 2:1 to a 10-week group singing intervention (Breathe Melodies for Mums) or a non-singing community activity. One hundred participants (singing\u00a0=\u00a070; control\u00a0=\u00a030) completed video-recorded interactions at baseline, week 10, and week 36. Maternal speech was coded using the Parental Cognitive Attributions and Mentalization Scale (PCAMS) for mentalization, affective tone, and attentional focus. Perceived maternal attachment was assessed separately via self-report using the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726103997_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At week 10, singing mothers showed greater improvement in communication with their infants than controls, with about 1.7-fold higher proportions of mentalizing comments (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.01), 1.4-fold more infant-focused speech (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), 2.4-fold less parent-focused speech (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), and fivefold less negative speech (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). These effects were maintained at week 36. Perceived attachment improved significantly across both groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), but only singing mothers showed further gains from week 10 to week 36 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02), indicating continued strengthening of attachment perceptions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726103997_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Group singing enhanced maternal communication and perceived attachment in mothers with PND. 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