Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate of relationship betweenfear levels of birth and parenting behaviors of mothers in early postpartum periods and to determine some demographic factors that affected this. Materials and Method:The study is a cross-sectional study carried out on 500 women in the Sakarya Training and Research Hospital Postpartum Service between January and April 2019.Student T test, One Way Anova and Pearson Correlation Analysis were performed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results:The age of the study group ranged from 17 to 44, with a mean of 27.72 ± 6.10 years. The mean score obtained from the Maternal Attachment Scale was 98.17 ± 6.02, and the mean score obtained from the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was 64.88 ± 17.90. A positive correlation was found between maternal attachment levels of mothers and perceived social support (r=0.145; p=0.001). Conclusions:It was determined that many factors such as socioeconomic status, delivery process, time to take the baby and worry about baby care were effective in maternal attachment. Also, a significant correlation was found between maternal attachment of mothers and perceived social support.
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