Trial reportAnnals of Saudi medicine
Teaching attachment behaviors to pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial of effects on infant mental health from birth to the age of three months.
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- Impact of maternal mental health interventions on child-related outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mellow Parenting on parental mental health and parenting outcomes on a vulnerable parent sample in Moldova.PloS one · 2025Article
- Maternal-Neonatal Attachment in Intended and Unintended Pregnancies during the First 24 Hours after Childbirth.Journal of caring sciences · 2022Article
- Towards a new understanding of pregnancy denial: the misunderstood dissociative disorder.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Review
- 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
- Effects of maternal psychological distress and perception of COVID-19 on prenatal attachment in a large sample of Italian pregnant women.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- The relationship of maternal anxiety, positive and negative affect schedule, and fatigue with neonatal psychological health upon childbirth.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2021Article
- Non-physiological and Physiological Delivery Method: Comparison of Maternal Attachment Behaviors and Anxiety.Journal of caring sciences · 2021Article
- Prevention of Mental Health Difficulties for Children Aged 0-3 Years: A Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- The Efficacy of Father Attachment Education on the Severity of Domestic Violence in Primegravida Women.Journal of caring sciences · 2019Article
- Comparison of Maternal-Infant Attachment in Cesarean Delivery Based on Robson Classification: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal-fetal attachment, which forms as soon as pregnancy starts, is essential to an infant's mental development.
objectiveThis study aimed to explore the effect of teaching attachment behaviors to pregnant women on infant mental health from birth to 3 months of age.
designRandomized controlled trial.
settingHafiz Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from February to November 2014. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe participants were randomly divided into an intervention and a control group at 28-34 weeks gestation. The participants in the intervention group attended six educational sessions each lasting for 60-90 minutes. After delivery, the infants of mothers in each group were compared in terms of mental health indexes (total mean scores and scores derived from a checklist of questions for infant mental health with results categorized as low, average and high). Maternal anxiety levels were also recorded at birth and at 3 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Infant mental health index.
resultsIn 190 pregnant women (96 in the intervention group and 94 in the control group), the total mean (SD) scores for infant mental health at birth were 16.66 (1.51) in the intervention group and 16.07 (1.74) in the control group (P=.013). At 3 months, the total mental health scores infants were 31.05 (1.88) in the intervention group and 30.25 (2.10) in the control group (P=.007). Differences in checklist scores between the groups at 3 months were not statistically significant, except for crying intensity at 3 months (P=.021). Women in the control group had higher anxiety levels at 3 months (P=.01).
conclusionTeaching attachment skills to mothers increased the attachment between the mothers and their infants, and consequently, improved infant mental health. Thus, teaching attachment skills should be incorporated into routine prenatal care. LIMITATIONS: Use of phone calls by the researcher to assess mental health.
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