Does prenatal attachment increase over pregnancy?
| Autor: | Hazel Douglas, Charlotte Close, Karen Bateson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics 05 social sciences Repeated measures design 050109 social psychology medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Maternity and Midwifery medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Midwifery. 28:436-441 |
| ISSN: | 2052-4307 0969-4900 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjom.2020.28.7.436 |
| Popis: | Background Prenatal measurement can highlight early attachment issues in mothers and prenatal attachment could be a predictor of postnatal attachment. It is necessary to better understand prenatal attachment trends in both genders to identify and intervene quicker when attachment issues are present. Aims This paper explores the changes in parent-fetal attachment throughout pregnancy, examining attachment score changes and differing gender trends. Methods Of the participants, 101 parents (59 female, 42 male) completed the respective Maternal/Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale ( Condon, 1993 ) at two administrations during pregnancy. Findings Paired t-tests revealed a significant increase in female scores (pConclusion Female attachment increased in strength as pregnancy progressed, while male attachment remained relatively stable throughout. Further research is needed to examine gender differences across trimesters, the impact of interventions designed to improve attachment and attachment in more diverse populations. |
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