ArticleResearch in nursing & health2012
The influence of maternal-fetal attachment and health practices on neonatal outcomes in low-income, urban women.
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- Evaluating the effect of prenatal interventions on maternal-foetal attachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- Prenatal Attachment and Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- A Novel 4D Ultrasound Parenting Intervention for Substance Using Pregnant Women in Finland: Participation in Obstetric Care, Fetal Drug Exposure, and Perinatal Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Trial
- Teaching attachment behaviors to pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial of effects on infant mental health from birth to the age of three months.Annals of Saudi medicineTrial
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- The effect of unintended pregnancy on the development of parental-fetal attachment: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The association between maternal-fetal attachment and adherence to health behaviors among pregnant women.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- The relationship between mindful self-care and maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women: the parallel mediating effects of positive and negative affect.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Visualizing user demands through storyboarding in the mHealth app development for pregnant women: a conceptual framework.mHealth · 2025Review
- Longitudinal effects of prenatal substance use and environmental stressors on executive functioning in low-income African American adolescents: A latent growth modeling analysis.Brain and cognition · 2024Article
- Prenatal mental health and emotional experiences during the pandemic: associations with infant neurodevelopment screening results.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Design and Validation of an Instrument for the Evaluation of the Quality of Mother-Child Bond and Attachment: "Cuestionario Vínculo y Apego Materno-Filial" (VAMF Questionnaire).Journal of nursing management · 2024Article
- Will I love my second baby as much as my first? Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of maternal-fetal relationship anxiety for second-time mothers.Infant mental health journal · 2023Article
- Self-management experience of first-time diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus: A focus group interview.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Abdominal examination during pregnancy may enhance relationships between midwife, mother and child: a qualitative study of pregnant women's experiences.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Maternal-fetal attachment, parenting stress during infancy, and child outcomes at age 3 years.Infant mental health journal · 2022Article
- The Relationship Between Bonding Impairment and Maternal Postpartum Smoking.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- The relationship between maternal-fetus attachment and perceived parental bonds in pregnant women: Considering a possible mediating role of psychological distress.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Maternal-fetal bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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Abstract
Maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) has been associated with health practices during pregnancy, but less is known about this relationship in low-income women, and no identified studies have examined this relationship to neonatal outcomes. This longitudinal descriptive study was conducted to examine the relationships among MFA, health practices during pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes in a sample of low-income, predominantly African-American women and their neonates. MFA was associated with health practices during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes. Health practices during pregnancy mediated the relationships of MFA and adverse neonatal outcomes. The results support the importance of examining MFA in our efforts to better understand the etiology of health disparities in neonatal outcomes.
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