Mindfulness Moderates Depression and Quality of Prenatal Attachment in Expectant Parents

Hicks, Laurel M.; Dayton, Carolyn J.; Brown, Suzanne; Muzik, Maria; Raveau, Hasti Ashtiani

doi:10.1007/s12671-018-0907-2

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“…In confirmation of our findings Hicks& et al(2018) showed that more levels of dispositional mindfulness were associated with lesser depression symptoms and better prenatal bonding in the sample of expectant parents (26). Yamamoto & et al(2017) also proved in their study that mothers' mindfulness was correlated with their state and trait anxiety negatively (27).…”

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Does Mindfulness Reduce Maternal Stress and Promote Mother-Infant Bonding in NICU?

Khoramirad

Ansari-Shahidi

Jamaloei

et al. 2020

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Purpose Having an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit(NICU) is highly stressful and it implicated in mother infant bonding. This study investigated the relationship between mothers’ dispositional mindfulness and level of stress and quality of bonding.Methods Self-report measures of Dispositional Mindfulness, Parental Stressor Scale, and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire were administered to 120 mothers with newborns admitted in the NICUs in three hospitals in Qom city in Iran. The data analysis was carried out by using a hierarchical multiple regression.Results Mean score of stress, bonding and mindfulness were 114.29±27.33, 67.77±5.38, and 126.27±22.39 respectively. There was a significant inverse relationship between total mindfulness score and mother’s parental stress. Also, high scores of stress were associated with greater impairment in bonding. Observing and acting with awareness led to better mother to infant bonding.Conclusions Improvements in mindfulness could help mothers to reduce stress and better bonding whit their infants.

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confidence: 89%

Does Mindfulness Reduce Maternal Stress and Promote Mother-Infant Bonding in NICU?

Khoramirad

Ansari-Shahidi

Jamaloei

et al. 2020

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“…As maternal anxiety during pregnancy continued into early childhood in the current study, one might speculate that maternal anxiety affects the development of parenting skills from early life onwards. The emotional tie that a mother develops with her unborn child throughout pregnancy lays the foundation for subsequent mother-child interactions and parenting behavior (Brandon et al 2009;Hicks et al 2018; Bergh and Simons 2009). From pregnancy onwards, anxious mothers may have difficulties forming healthy emotional bonds with their (unborn) children (Brandon et al 2009).…”

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“…Poor motherchild relationships and poor parenting abilities are both associated with child behavioral/emotional problems (Bögels et al 2010;Stein et al 2014). One crucial part of the early motherchild relationship concerns the development of the emotional tie of the mother with her unborn child (i.e., maternal bonding), which starts to evolve during pregnancy (Brandon et al 2009;Hicks et al 2018). Prenatally formed bonding patterns continue into the postpartum period .…”

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Does Mindful Parenting Mediate the Association between Maternal Anxiety during Pregnancy and Child Behavioral/Emotional Problems?

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Objectives Maternal anxiety during pregnancy is a risk factor for child behavioral/emotional problems. Knowledge about explanatory factors mediating this link is scarce. Maternal anxiety during pregnancy may be an indicator of adverse postnatal environmental conditions, including maternal anxiety and poor parenting, possibly affecting child behavior. This study investigated whether maternal anxiety and mindful parenting in early childhood mediate the association between maternal anxiety during pregnancy and child behavioral/emotional problems. Methods This study was based on a sample of 118 mother-child dyads who participated in a cohort study that followed participants from pregnancy until 4 years after birth. At 21 weeks' gestation and when the child was 4 years old, mothers completed questionnaires to assess state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and general anxiety (Symptom Checklist-90 anxiety subscale). At age 4 years, mothers reported mindful parenting (Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale) and child behavioral/emotional problems (Child Behavior Checklist). Results Maternal state anxiety during pregnancy was positively associated with child internalizing problems and negatively with mindful parenting. Maternal general anxiety during pregnancy was related with more child internalizing and externalizing problems but not with mindful parenting. The association between maternal state anxiety during pregnancy and child internalizing problems was sequentially mediated via concurrent maternal general anxiety and mindful parenting. Conclusions These findings suggest that maternal anxiety during pregnancy continues into early childhood and, because of this, it subsequently affects child internalizing behavior via poor mindful parenting. Replication studies are needed before developing interventions for tackling maternal anxiety during pregnancy and promoting mindful parenting.

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“…Recent studies also suggest that poor mental health is associated with lower prenatal attachment. 22 Research on parenting behaviors in women exposed to childhood maltreatment is inconsistent. Whereas some studies identified poorer functioning across multiple domains of parenting, 23 others showed that childhood maltreatment, in the absence of postpartum psychopathology, did not convey parenting risk.…”

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“…However, the number of participants exposed to trauma in these studies was very small (n = 23 and n = 11, respectively). Recent studies also suggest that poor mental health is associated with lower prenatal attachment …”

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Prenatal Attachment, Parental Confidence, and Mental Health in Expecting Parents: The Role of Childhood Trauma

Berthelot

Lemieux

Garon-Bissonnette

et al. 2019

J Midwife Womens Health

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Introduction: Exposure to childhood abuse or neglect may lead to negative outcomes during pregnancy in expecting parents, which may contribute to a negative experience of childbearing and have consequences for the developing fetus. This study examined the associations between exposure to childhood abuse or neglect, psychological symptoms, prenatal attachment, and perception of parental competence in expectant parents. Methods: Individuals at low sociodemographic risk were recruited in community perinatal care settings and completed self-report assessment measures of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, personality disorders, perception of parental competence, and prenatal attachment. Results: There were 322 participants (78% women), including 91 adults with a history of childhood abuse or neglect, Participants who were exposed to childhood abuse or neglect reported significantly higher levels of symptoms on all indices of mental health than nonexposed adults, even when controlling for sociodemographic risks. However, both groups reported similar levels of prenatal attachment and parental confidence. The impact of childhood maltreatment was similar in men and women. Structural equation modeling showed that childhood abuse or neglect leads to poor mental health and that poor mental health, but not childhood maltreatment, is associated with low parental confidence and prenatal attachment. Discussion: Psychological symptoms are frequent in expectant parents who experienced maltreatment during their childhood. However, childhood abuse or neglect is not associated with their attitude regarding parenthood and the child in the absence of psychopathology. Supporting mental health may be an important target of parental programs offered during pregnancy to women and men with a history of childhood abuse or neglect.

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Mindfulness Moderates Depression and Quality of Prenatal Attachment in Expectant Parents

Cited by 30 publications

References 60 publications

Does Mindfulness Reduce Maternal Stress and Promote Mother-Infant Bonding in NICU?

Does Mindfulness Reduce Maternal Stress and Promote Mother-Infant Bonding in NICU?

Does Mindful Parenting Mediate the Association between Maternal Anxiety during Pregnancy and Child Behavioral/Emotional Problems?

Prenatal Attachment, Parental Confidence, and Mental Health in Expecting Parents: The Role of Childhood Trauma

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