The Relationship Between Unwanted Pregnancy with Mother and Father Attachment to Infant

Sayahi, Yosra; Javadifar, Nahid; Cheraghian, Bahman; Sayahi, Miaad; Afshari, Poorandokht

doi:10.5812/semj.14066

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“…In the current study, men expressed concern about 'feeling depressed' and 'needing therapy', while other men disclosed diagnoses and recommended their peers seek 'professional help'. Although scarce prior research has explored whether men's fertility desires are related to father-infant bond (Sayahi et al, 2017), our finding suggest that men do express concern regarding their lack of perceived bond with baby. Alternatively, what men might be describing is a paternal-infant bond that is developing more slowly over time, facilitated by ongoing interactions with the infant (Goodman, 2005).…”

Section: Men's Concernsmentioning

confidence: 60%

“You are not alone”: A big data and qualitative analysis of men's unintended fatherhood

Smith

Youssef

Shatte

et al. 2022

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

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Section: Men's Concernsmentioning

confidence: 60%

“You are not alone”: A big data and qualitative analysis of men's unintended fatherhood

Smith

Youssef

Shatte

et al. 2022

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

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“…Bowlby also argues that a secure attachment style provides a basis for psychological adaptation actions [12]. Since the self-esteem and trust in others are from traits of individuals with secure attachment styles, it enables them to interact confidently and receive positive feedback, thereby facilitating the individual adaptation to new contexts and unexpected situations such as the unwanted pregnancy [37]. In line with the study, pregnant mothers with secure attachment styles had a positive affect that helped them to use effective and adaptive coping strategies with stressful and critical situations such as unwanted pregnancy and accept the present situations with enthusiasm and optimism [38].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pregnancy Adaptation and its Association with Attachment Styles in Wanted and Unwanted Pregnancies

Kharaghani

Arasteh

Zenoozian

2019

PCNM

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Background: Physical and psychological problems and stressors sometimes impair the human adaptation and lead to maladaptive behaviors that may interfere with pregnancy acceptance and fetal communication. On the other hand, a parent's attachment style plays a role in the creation of child insecure attachment style and an irreplaceable context for emotional and social development. It continues until the adulthood and affects the individual ability in various contexts as a defective cycle. Objectives: Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to determine the rate of pregnancy adaptation and its association with maternal attachment styles in both wanted and unwanted pregnancies. Methods: The study was a descriptive and comparative research on 178 pregnant women who visited health centers of Zanjan, Iran in 2017. The data collection tool included the demographic data checklist, Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) by Hazen & Shaver, and the prenatal self-evaluation questionnaire (PESQ) by Lederman for measuring the pregnancy adaptation, and it was completed by the self-report. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Mann-Whitney, independent t, Spearman, and linear regression tests via SPSS 16. Results: The median (interquartile range (IQR)) of the total score of pregnancy adaptation in the wanted pregnancy group 118 (13.5) was lower than the unwanted pregnancy group 244 (33.5), indicating better adaptation in the wanted pregnancy group. Secure attachment style was significantly higher in the wanted pregnancy groups than the unwanted pregnancy group (p˂0.001). In the unwanted pregnancy group, there was an inverse relationship between secure attachment style and pregnancy self-assessment score (r=-0.335 and p=0.001) (A more secure attachment style and lower self-evaluation score indicate higher pregnancy adaptation); and a positive relationship between avoidant attachment style and prenatal self-evaluation score (r=0.248 and p=0.019). Conclusion: Since the increase in secure attachment style was associated with a decrease in prenatal selfevaluation score, or in other words, was associated with an increase in adaptation with pregnancy, education and counseling for improving secure attachment styles is suggested to reduce adverse consequences of unwanted pregnancy and improve the children's psychological health.

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“…Also, among reviewed researches, some studies have reported that there was a significant difference in attachment scores of mothers with wanted and unwanted pregnancy. When mothers reported wanted pregnancy, they were more likely to obtain a higher score of attachment (40).…”

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Factors Related to Maternal-Infant Attachment

2018

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Background: Maternal-infant attachment (MIA) is a critical part of the foundation for a healthy life. Therefore, factors related to MIA are necessary to the natural development of the child. Objectives: The present study aimed at identifying factors associated with MIA. Methods: This systematic review has been developed based on the PRISMA checklist. The researchers conducted this study using English databases (Web of Science, HSRProj, CINAHL, MEDLINE, HMIC, NCJRS, Child Data, IBSS) for English related documents and Persian databases (SID, Magiran, Iran Medex, Google Scholar and Iran Doc) for Persian related documents, from August 1990 to May 2018. Results: Out of 137 published documents, 27 studies met the inclusion criteria. Factors influencing MIA were divided to two categories: Maternal factors (age, education level, job, income, place of residence, psychosocial support, marital satisfaction, psychological disorders, single parenting, number of children, number of pregnancies, unplanned pregnancy, high risk pregnancy, level of attachment to the fetus during pregnancy, type of delivery, educational attainment, rooming-in, skin-to-skin contact, effective communication, mother's perceptions of her infant, involvement in caring for the newborn, early initiation of breastfeeding, and oxytocin concentration) and infancy factors (health problems, prematurity, infant gender, and infancy moods). Conclusions: Guided by the study results it could be elaborated that MIA is significantly associated with several maternal and infantrelated factors. In light of the study results, it is recommended that health care providers should assess mothers and their infants for their attachment behaviors and allocate more time to educate them about the attachment process and how to accomplish it.

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The Relationship Between Unwanted Pregnancy with Mother and Father Attachment to Infant

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

“You are not alone”: A big data and qualitative analysis of men's unintended fatherhood

“You are not alone”: A big data and qualitative analysis of men's unintended fatherhood

Pregnancy Adaptation and its Association with Attachment Styles in Wanted and Unwanted Pregnancies

Factors Related to Maternal-Infant Attachment

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