Pathways to Parenting: Predictors of Prenatal Bonding in a Sample of Expectant Mothers and Fathers Exposed to Contextual Risk

Dayton, Carolyn J.; Brown, Suzanne; Goletz, Jessica; Hicks, Laurel M.; Barron, Carla; Sperlich, Michelle; Smith‐Darden, Joanne P.

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01343-6

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“…It has been supported by some studies in the literature that mental disorders during pregnancy reduce mother-infant attachment (Dayton et al, 2019 ; Dereli Yilmaz & Kizilkaya Beji, 2013 ). There are some non-pharmacological applications aiming to strengthen the mother’s mental well-being, reduce stress and fear of childbirth, and strengthen the attachment between mother and infant.…”

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The effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment: randomized controlled experimental study

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2022

Curr Psychol

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This study was conducted to determine the effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment. The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 72 primiparous pregnant women within the gestational weeks 22–28 who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital in Turkey for check-up (36 experimental subjects, 36 control subjects). A home visit was made to the experimental group, and haptonomy was applied for at least 30 min, once a week, for 7 weeks (with the researcher for 3 weeks, with the husband by providing the training brochure and video that will help the practice for the next 4 weeks). The control group did not receive any treatment. After the haptonomy application, the stress levels and fears of childbirth of the pregnant women in the experimental group decreased, and their attachment levels with their babies increased.

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The effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment: randomized controlled experimental study

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2022

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“…In light of the abovementioned findings, prenatal attachment and perinatal depression emerged as particularly prominent factors during the transition to parenthood that can impact familial wellbeing [2,[68][69][70][71]. Several studies have found a relation between prenatal attachment and perinatal depression [25,[72][73][74][75].…”

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Prenatal Attachment and Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review

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Pregnancy is a period of complex bio-psychological changes, during which the development of an attachment bond to the fetus takes on a central role. Depressive symptoms are common during this period. Both symptoms of depression and low levels of prenatal attachment are related to negative outcomes in caregivers and infants. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement, this systematic review analyzes and systematizes 41 studies concerning the association between prenatal attachment and perinatal depression. The majority of the studies reported a significant association between the two. Specifically, prenatal depressive symptoms were found to be negatively associated with prenatal attachment. Furthermore, lower levels of prenatal attachment were related to higher postnatal depressive symptoms, although fewer studies assessed this association. While these results were found across different populations, conflicting findings emerged, suggesting they should be interpreted with caution, particularly in male samples and in non-normative pregnancies (e.g., high-risk pregnancies, medically assisted pregnancies, and pregnancies with previous perinatal losses). These results are clinically important for the perinatal screening process and for implementing preventive and treatment programs. However, future studies are needed to further confirm and generalize these results.

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“…Only one study included a sample of pregnant women with major depressive disorder and found that depression was negatively associated with MFB [ 14 ]. In a recent study of contextual risk factors, such as exposure to poverty and violence, Dayton and colleagues found that more psychological distress, a composite of depressive, anxious, and stress-related symptoms, was associated with lower MFB [ 15 ].…”

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“…Intensity of preoccupation with the fetus reflects the amount of time the mother is in attachment mode or how involved she is with her fetus. Several studies have demonstrated that depressive symptoms during pregnancy are an important risk factor for suboptimal MAAS scores and affect the quality dimension of MAAS but not the intensity [ 8 , 15 , 20 , 22 , 23 ]. In contrast, MAAS intensity has been found to be affected by environmental factors, such as maternal age, multiparity, and maternal employment [ 21 ].…”

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Maternal-fetal bonding among pregnant women at psychosocial risk: The roles of adult attachment style, prenatal parental reflective functioning, and depressive symptoms

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Pregnancy offers a unique period for initiating preventive parenting interventions. Disturbances in maternal-fetal bonding may indicate suboptimal parenting and a need for intervention. However, more knowledge is needed on the development of maternal-fetal bonding among at-risk groups. The study aim was to examine psychosocial correlates of maternalfetal bonding among pregnant women identified to be at risk socially and regarding their mental health. The sample consisted of 78 at-risk pregnant women participating in a perinatal intervention study: Godt på Vej Sammen [A Good Start to Life-an Early Cross-sectorial Intervention]. This study was cross-sectional reporting on the baseline characteristics of the participants. In the beginning of the second trimester, participants completed questionnaires assessing maternal-fetal bonding (the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale [MAAS]), prenatal parental reflective functioning, adult attachment style, and depressive symptoms. We compared the distribution of MAAS styles with norms from a recent Dutch community sample. In addition, we tested associations between psychosocial variables and the quality and intensity of MAAS scores in regression models and performed Chi-square analyses to assess the association of MAAS styles with psychosocial variables. First, compared to women from a community sample, approximately half of the women in our sample presented lower and suboptimal MAAS scores. Second, insecure avoidant adult attachment style was negatively associated with MAAS intensity, and depressive symptoms were negatively associated with MAAS quality. Third, prenatal parental reflective functioning positively correlated with both quality and intensity of MAAS. Fourth, we found no association between insecure anxious adult attachment style and MAAS scores. Fifth, women with a negative disinterested MAAS style demonstrated the highest avoidant attachment scores, while women with a positively preoccupied MAAS style demonstrated the highest prenatal parental reflective functioning scores. The results suggest that there is a need to differentiate among at-risk pregnant woman and that prenatal screening using the MAAS may help identify those who need preventive parenting interventions and what those interventions should

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Pathways to Parenting: Predictors of Prenatal Bonding in a Sample of Expectant Mothers and Fathers Exposed to Contextual Risk

Cited by 25 publications

References 64 publications

The effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment: randomized controlled experimental study

The effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment: randomized controlled experimental study

Prenatal Attachment and Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review

Maternal-fetal bonding among pregnant women at psychosocial risk: The roles of adult attachment style, prenatal parental reflective functioning, and depressive symptoms

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