Bonding in women with postnatal anaemia: a pilot case control study looking at postnatal bonding in women who have been diagnosed with anaemia at a University Hospital in the East of England
| Autor: | Kristian M. Bowles, Edward Morris, F. G. Roberts, Patrick Musonda, L. R. Dearman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Clinical team
Adult Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Blood count Pilot Projects Pregnancy Medicine Humans Maternal Behavior business.industry Case-control study Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age Anemia General Medicine Puerperal Disorders University hospital Object Attachment Mother-Child Relations Maternal perception Mode of delivery England Case-Control Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 285(5) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0711 |
| Popis: | Anaemia is common postpartum; however, the effect of anaemia on mother–infant bonding is presently unknown. This case controlled study was designed to evaluate the effects of anaemia on mother and baby bonding in the first month following delivery. 945 consecutive postpartum women who gave birth at home or in the obstetric unit at a university hospital in the East of England were identified from the hospital computer records. Blood counts had been performed on 279 of these women within 48 h of delivery, entirely at the discretion of the clinical team. The women with available blood count data were sent a self-reporting questionnaire which included a validated postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ) [1]. Data were collected from the 115 (41%) responses and analysed for the evidence of an effect of anaemia on bonding. 57 (50%) of women responding to the questionnaire were anaemic (haemoglobin |
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