ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
The mediating role of prenatal depression in adult attachment and maternal-fetal attachment in primigravida in the third trimester.
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- How family functioning shapes prenatal bonding: a mediation analysis of depressive symptoms and maternal-fetal attachment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The mediating role of pregnancy-related anxiety between fetal movement self-monitoring adherence and maternal-fetal attachment in the third trimester.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Maternal attachment and perception of motherhood in relation to third-trimester antenatal depression: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Explaining maternal antenatal attachment by psychological, clinical and sociodemographic factors: a path analysis study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Comparison of maternal-fetal attachment, anxiety, depression, and prevalence of intimate partner violence in Iranian women with intended and unintended pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Maternal-fetal attachment and interrelated factors in pregnant women assisted in Primary Health Care.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Article
- The structural model of mother-infant bonding in the first pregnancy based on the mother's attachment style and parenting style: the mediating role of mentalization and shame.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- The Mother-Baby Bond: Role of Past and Current Relationships.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Relationships between Depression, Fear of Childbirth, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms among Pregnant Women under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between perceived social support and antenatal depression among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Perinatal depression screening and prevention: Descriptive findings from a multicentric program in the South of Italy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrenatal depression and adult attachment are factors that affect the establishment of an intimate relationship between a mother and fetus. The study explored differences in prenatal depression and maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) scores between different types of adult attachment and the effects of maternal depression scores and attachment dimensions on maternal intimacy with the fetus.
methodsThe Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Experience of Close Relationship (ECR) scale, Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) and a general data scale were used to investigate 260 primigravida. An exploratory analysis was performed to analyze the effects of the depression score and adult attachment on MFA.
resultsThe results showed that pregnant women with insecure attachment exhibited an increased prevalence of prenatal depression, lower total MFA scores, and lower MFA quality compared with those women with secure adult attachment. The explorative analysis showed that the depression scores mediated the relationship between adult attachment avoidance and MFA quality.
conclusionsPrimigravida who had insecure adult attachment exhibited an increased prevalence of prenatal depression and lower MFA. Maternal depression and adult attachment may affect the emotional bond between a mother and fetus. This finding should be seriously considered, and timely intervention needs to take personality traits into consideration.
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