ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Birth Experience Mediates the Association Between Fear of Childbirth and Mother-Child-Bonding Up to 14 Months Postpartum: Findings From the Prospective Cohort Study DREAM.
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- Fear of childbirth, birth satisfaction, and postpartum depression in relation to mother-infant bonding in postpartum women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The adjunctive effect of a qigong (Baduanjin) intervention program on maternal and child health outcomes: a multicenter randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Trajectories of maternal bonding over the perinatal period: Associations with demographic, obstetric, psychological, and infant variables.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Subjective Birth Experience and Person-Centred Care in Obstetrics: Study Protocol of the Prospective Mixed-Methods Research Project RESPECT.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2025Article
- A multimethod longitudinal examination of the effects of childhood maltreatment on birth experiences and postpartum mental health.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- Developmental trajectories of maternal fear of childbirth at different times: a prospective longitudinal study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Infant development at 14 months in the context of maternal objective and subjective birth experience and infant hair glucocorticoids.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- A longitudinal study of the subjective birth experience and the relationship to mental health.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The importance of promoting positive childbirth experiences for women: a perspective paper.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire in three German samples.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Obstetric interventions' effects on the birthing experience.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the longitudinal associations between prepartum fear of childbirth (FOC), birth experience, and postpartum mother-child-bonding, and the potential mediator role of the birth experience.
designWomen from the prospective cohort study DREAM completed questionnaires during pregnancy, 8 weeks, and 14 months after the birth.
participantsA community sample of
resultsIn a regression analysis, FOC predicted negative birth experience (β = 0.208, KEY
conclusionsThis study suggests that the association between FOC and mother-child-bonding is mediated by birth experience, pointing to the importance of a woman's positive subjective experience. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Findings reveal two targets for peripartum interventions for women at risk for poor mother-child-bonding, namely the implementation of FOC screenings during pregnancy, and birth experience as mediating factor between FOC and mother-child-bonding. Focusing on the mother's subjective birth experience could aid to identify women at risk for impaired bonding who might need additional support.
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