BACKGROUND: to address one aspect of mother/baby relationship, that arises from the use of singing voice in their communicative process. PROCEDURE: the subject of this case study is a mother who undergoes eight sessions of body therapy (massage and exercises) associated to the utterance of singing voice, always directed to the baby; the sessions offered the possibility of free expression through the mother's use of gestures and speech along with the therapist' listening. RESULTS: in the beginning of treatment, the reaction of the mother towards her baby fits precisely in postpartum depression description. After the sessions, she was able to keep a most pleasant contact with her baby; by means of the singing voice, she has got the first way of communication with her child and either pain or temporary lack of voice have disappeared. CONCLUSION: the mother's baby acknowledgement had the two bodies' liaison as allied, which made possible the settlement of a rhythm tuned communication by means of singing music intonation, which led to the possibility of an emotional integration and development of the baby.
Mother-Child Relations; Infant, Newborn; Communication; Voice