Introduction --Patient reactions to therapists' pregnancy: dimensions of transference -- Therapists' reactions within the therapeutic setting: dimensions of countertransference -- The developmental journey from pregnancy to motherhood: psychological and physiological changes and the management of their impact on treatment -- The developmental status of the patient -- The diagnostic status of the patient -- The therapeutic modalities -- Relationships with peers and supervisors -- The adoptive parent -- When the therapist's wife is pregnant: entrance into fatherhood -- Conclusions and future directions