ArticleEvolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior2012
The impact of premature childbirth on parental bonding.
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- Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Creative Music Therapy with Premature Infants and Their Parents: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study on Parents' Anxiety, Stress and Depressive Symptoms and Parent-Infant Attachment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Postpartum depression childbirth related PTSD maternal bonding sexual functioning and partner support among mothers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Trajectories of maternal bonding over the perinatal period: Associations with demographic, obstetric, psychological, and infant variables.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Anxiety, Coping, and Self-Efficacy as a Psychological Adjustment in Mothers Who Have Experienced a Preterm Birth.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Differences in parental stress in mothers and fathers of preterm infants: A prospective study in Poland.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- Towards Preventative Psychiatry: Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of Postnatal Maternal-Infant Bonding.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- Infantile atopic dermatitis and maternal-infant bonding: a mixed methods study.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023Article
- The impact of mode of delivery on parent-infant-bonding and the mediating role of birth experience: a comparison of mothers and fathers within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The Current Concept of Paternal Bonding: A Systematic Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The association between maternal lifetime interpersonal trauma experience and perceived mother-infant bonding.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- Associations of Maternal-Infant Bonding with Maternal Mental Health, Infant's Characteristics and Socio-Demographical Variables in the Early Postpartum Period: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Coping strategies of mothers with preterm babies admitted in a public hospital in Cape Town.Curationis · 2019Article
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- Longitudinal Associations Between Parental Bonding, Parenting Stress, and Executive Functioning in Toddlerhood.Journal of child and family studies · 2017Article
- Mothers and Fathers in NICU: The Impact of Preterm Birth on Parental Distress.Europe's journal of psychology · 2016Article
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Abstract
The development of an affectionate parent-infant bond is essential for a newborn infant's survival and development. However, from evolutionary theory it can be derived that parental bonding is not an automatic process, but dependent on infants' cues to reproductive potential and parents' access to resources. The purpose of the present study was to examine the process of bonding in a sample of Dutch mothers (n = 200) and fathers (n = 193) of full-term (n = 69), moderately premature (n = 68), and very premature infants (n = 63). During the first month postpartum parents completed the Pictorial Representation of Attachment Measure (PRAM) and Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ). Longitudinal analyses revealed that mothers' PRAM scores decreased after moderately preterm delivery, whereas decreases in PRAM scores occurred in both parents after very preterm delivery. As lower PRAM scores represent stronger feelings of parent-infant connectedness, our findings suggest a higher degree of bonding after premature childbirth. Results of the PBQ analysis were in line with PRAM outcomes, as parents of preterm infants reported less bonding problems compared to parents of full-terms. These findings support the hypothesis that in affluent countries with adequate resources, bonding in parents of preterm infants on average may be higher than in parents of full-term infants.
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