ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Association of Infertility Treatment with Perception of Infant Crying, Bonding Impairment and Abusive Behavior towards One's Infant: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis.
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- Bonding Impairment as an Explanatory Link between Unplanned Pregnancy and Maternal Infant Abuse: Results of a Causal Mediation Analysis.JMA journal · 2025Article
- Identification of Bonding Difficulties in the Peripartum Period Using the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale-Japanese Version and Its Tentative Cutoff Points.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough previous qualitative studies suggested the link between infertility treatment and negative emotions towards infants, few empirical population-based studies have investigated the association of infertility treatment with the perception of infant crying, bonding impairment, and abusive behavior towards one's infant.
methodsWomen who participated in a four month health-checkup program in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (
resultsA total of 690 participants (11.1%) reported infertility treatment history, and 625 cases were matched. We found that mothers with infertility treatment history were 1.36 times more likely to perceive a higher frequency of infant crying (95% confidence interval (CI):1.05-1.78), but no association with maternal-infant bonding impairment (odds ratio (OR): 1.18; 95% CI: 0.81-1.72) and abusive behavior towards the infant (OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.49-1.36).
conclusionsInfertility treatment may be associated with the perception of a higher frequency of infant crying, but it is not associated with bonding impairment and abusive behavior. Further longitudinal study is needed to replicate the findings.
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