scholarly journals Maternal-fetal attachment and perceived parental bonds of pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 105310
Author(s):  
Kathreim Macedo da Rosa ◽  
Carolina Coelho Scholl ◽  
Lidiane Aguiar Ferreira ◽  
Jéssica Puchalski Trettim ◽  
Gabriela Kurz da Cunha ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Josephine McNamara ◽  
Annaleise S. Mitchell ◽  
Sophie Russell ◽  
Michelle L. Townsend ◽  
Jane S. Herbert

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Cannella ◽  
Adela Yarcheski ◽  
Noreen E. Mahon

The aims of this study were to identify predictors of health practices of pregnant women in the literature reviewed, to use meta-analysis to ascertain the mean effect size (ES) across studies between each predictor and health practices, and to examine four moderators on each predictor–health practices relationship. Using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines for the literature assessed, 32 published studies or doctoral dissertations completed between 1992 and 2015 met the inclusion criteria. Twelve predictors were identified, and each predictor in relation to health practices was subjected to meta-analysis. One predictor (maternal–fetal attachment) of health practices had a large ES, two predictors (depression and stress) had medium ESs, six predictors (income, education, parity, social support, employment, and age) had small ESs, and three predictors (gestational age, marital status, and race) had trivial ESs. Findings are interpreted relative to health practices in pregnant women.


Author(s):  
Evi Wahyuntari ◽  
Ika Puspitasari

Maternal Fetal Attachment and fetal growth are strongly influenced by the emotional state or anxiety of the mother, this can be seen from the psychological condition of the mother before giving birth.  The psychological condition of the mother will have an impact on the health and development of the fetus. In Indonesia, there are about 28.7% of pregnant women who experience anxiety in the third trimester. The research objective was to determine the relationship between anxiety and maternal fetal attachment. Cross sectional study. With a population of pregnant women in the third trimester aged 20-35 years as many as 42 respondents. The sampling technique used non probability sampling with a total sampling of 42 pregnant women in the third trimester. The anxiety measurement tool uses the Zung self-rating anxiety scale (ZSAS) questionnaire and the MFA uses the Prenatal attachment inventory (PAI) questionnaire. Pearson analysis (product moment). The p value is 0.023 with a correlation coefficient of -0.350. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between anxiety and maternal fetal attachment at Gamping II Public Health Center with weak relationship closeness, it means that the lower the anxiety score received, the higher the maternal fetal attachment score. Suggestions for pregnant women in the third trimester to be more active in seeking information, both electronic print media, health workers and others about maternal-fetal attachment since pregnancy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Shu Cui ◽  
Qiuyu Yuan ◽  
Cui Huang ◽  
...  

Objective: The prevalence of prenatal depression in pregnant women has found to be high, which may adversely affect the intimacy of a mother to her fetus. Few studies have investigated the relationship between prenatal depression and maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant Chinese women. This study is thus designed to evaluate the prevalence rate, predictive factors of prenatal depression in Chinese pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, and the effect of prenatal depression on maternal-fetal attachment.Methods: A total of 340 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy were recruited from a hospital in Anhui Province. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was rated to assess the prenatal depression; the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to assess sleep quality and anxiety level for all participants. The Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) was used to assess maternal-fetal attachment.Results: The prevalence of prenatal depression in the participants was high (19.1%) in our study. The scores of prenatal anxiety and sleep disorders were higher with prenatal depression than in those without prenatal depression (47.6 ± 9.5 vs. 38.9 ± 6.9; 8.3 ± 3.3 vs. 6.1 ± 2.7, all p < 0.01). MAAS quality was lower in prenatal depression women than those in non-prenatal depression women (43.8 ± 5.6 vs. 46.4 ± 4.5, p < 0.01). Correlation analysis showed that prenatal depression was associated with parity, prenatal education, education level, marital satisfaction, anxiety and sleep disorders (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, binary logistic regression results showed that anxiety and sleep disorders were risk factors for prenatal depression. Prenatal education, higher marriage satisfaction were protective factors for prenatal depression. In addition, correlation analysis also showed that prenatal depression was positively correlated with MAAS intensity, but negatively correlated with MAAS quality.Conclusions: Our results indicated a high prevalence of prenatal depression in women in the third trimester. Prenatal education and higher marital satisfaction were protective factors for prenatal depression; antenatal anxiety and sleep disorders during pregnancy were risk factors for prenatal depression. Prenatal depression was negatively correlated with MAAS quality, but positively correlated with MAAS intensity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-400
Author(s):  
Kopcsó Krisztina ◽  
Pohárnok Melinda ◽  
Polgár Petra Ibolya

Elméleti háttér: Az anya–magzat kötődés gyakran vizsgált, ugyanakkor bizonytalan tartalmú konstruktum. A korábbi kutatásokban egymásnak ellentmondó eredmények születtek a jelenség dimenzionalitásával és korrelátumaival kapcsolatban. Cél: A szerzők célja, hogy a magyarországi várandósok populációjára reprezentatív mintán vizsgálják meg az anya– magzat kötődés konstruktumát, és felmérjék annak bizonyos szociodemográfiai és pszichoszociális változókkal való együttjárását. Módszerek: Az elemzés a Kohorsz ’18 Magyar Születési Kohorszvizsgálat első, várandós szakaszának adatain történt, harmadik trimeszterben járó várandósok körében (n = 7115). Az adatok forrását a védőnők által szóban, valamint önkitöltős formában begyűjtött kérdőíves adatok szolgáltatták. Az anya– magzat kötődés felmérése a Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale magyar nyelvű, 20 tételes változatával történt. Eredmények: A Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale-HU-20 kétfaktoros struktúrába szerveződött, egy 15- és egy 5-tételes alfaktorba. Az elfogadható belső konzisztenciájú faktorokat Hangolódás (Cronbach-α = 0,795) és Interakció (Cronbach-α = 0,606) alskáláknak neveztük el. Kétváltozós statisztikai elemzésekben az anya–magzat kötődés összpontszáma a vizsgált változók (kor, gesztációs hét, társas támogatottság, pozitív és negatív párkapcsolati interakciók, depresszió, általános és várandóssággal összefüggő szorongás, paritás, iskolai végzettség, partnerkapcsolati helyzet, jövedelem) mind-egyikével szignifikáns összefüggést mutatott, legszámottevőbb összefüggést a társas támogatottsággal (τb = 0,166; p < 0,001) és a pozitív párkapcsolati interakciókkal (τb = 0,202; p < 0,001). A két aldimenzió számos prediktor változóval eltérő mértékben és/vagy irányban függött össze. Többváltozós elemzésben a vizsgált változók hatása, a kor, a negatív párkapcsolati interakciók és a partnerkapcsolati helyzet kivételével szignifikánsnak bizonyult, továbbá az alacsonyabb iskolai végzettségű és alacsonyabb jövedelmű csoporthoz való tartozás inkább a kötődés interaktív aspektusaival, míg a magasabb végzettség a kötődés hangolódó aspektusaival járt együtt. Következtetések: Az anya–magzat kötődés reprezentatív mintán való vizsgálata hozzájárulhat az anya–magzat kötődést befolyásoló demográfiai és pszichoszociális tényezők kölcsönhatásainak megismeréséhez és az eltérő társadalmi hátterű nők várandósság-élményének jobb megértéséhez.Introduction: Maternal–fetal attachment is a widely studied concept with debated latent content. Previous research found controversial results considering its dimensionality and associations. Aim: Investigation of the construct of maternal–fetal attachment, and its associations with certain sociodemographic and psychosocial variables in a representative sample of Hungarian pregnant women. Method: The analysis was conducted among pregnant women in the third trimester (n = 7115), from Cohort ’18 Growing up in Hungary. Questionnaire data were collected from participants by health visitors. Maternal–fetal attachment was assessed using the 20-item version of the Hungarian Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale. Results: A two-factor solution emerged, consisting of the dimensions „attunement” (15 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.795) and „interaction” (5 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.606) with acceptable internal consistencies. Bivariate analyses showed significant associations between the total score of maternal–fetal attachment and maternal age, education, parity, partnership status, income, gestational age, perceived social support, positive and negative interactions with the partner, depression, general and pregnancy related anxiety. Highest correlations were found with perceived social support (τb = 0.166, p < 0.001) and positive interactions with the partner (τb = 0.202, p < 0.001). The two subscales were associated with the variables with varied magnitude and/or direction. In the multivariate analyses, all the variables had significant effect on maternal–fetal attachment except maternal age, negative interactions with the partner and partnership status. Lower maternal education and income were more strongly associated to “interaction”, while higher maternal education was more strongly associated to “attunement”. Conclusions: The study of maternal–fetal attachment in representative samples helps us understand the interaction between relevant sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and provides insight into the varied experience of maternal–fetal relation of women from different social background.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Hakimeh Ferdosi ◽  
Faroukh Abazari ◽  
Jamileh Farokhzadian

Abstract Background: Domestic violence against pregnant women is becoming more frequent and intense. Studies have shown that women who were under more physical and psychological violence experienced a lot of stress and depression and had less ability to communicate with their fetuses. International statistics show a high prevalence of violence against Afghan women and the communities migrated to Afghanistan. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the maternal-fetal attachment and domestic violence between Iranian and Afghan pregnant women.Methods: This study has a descriptive-comparative cross-sectional design. The study population consisted of Iranian and Afghan pregnant women referred to Kerman Health Centers in 2018-2019. One hundred-forty-six Iranian pregnant women and 142 Afghan pregnant women were enrolled in the study by the quota sampling. Data collection tools were demographic and clinical information questionnaire, questionnaires of domestic violence against women, and maternal-fetal attachment scale. Results: The mean score of maternal-fetal attachment in Iranian and Afghan pregnant women was higher than the average. Also, scores of maternal-fetal attachment and its dimensions in Afghan pregnant women were significantly higher than that of Iranian pregnant women (P < 0.001). The mean score of domestic violence was low in Iranian and Afghan pregnant women. There was no significant difference between Iranian and Afghan pregnant women in the total score of domestic violence (P > 0.05). There was a significant inverse correlation between maternal-fetal attachment and domestic violence in Iranian pregnant women (P < 0.05). In Afghan pregnant women, there was a positive and significant correlation between maternal-fetal attachment and sexual violence in while there was a significant and reverse relationship between other dimensions of attachment and violence (P < 0.05).Conclusion: This study showed that the rate of violence in the studied populations was low, and maternal-fetal attachment rate is appropriate. The relationship between violence and mother-fetal attachment had a different pattern in Iranian and Afghan women. Therefore, further studies are needed to investigate the factors affecting maternal-fetal attachment, especially in Afghan women.


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