ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023
Effect of couples' online training on maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women.
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- Prenatal attachment interventions: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping What Works to Strengthen the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Maternal-fetal attachment trajectories in IVF mothers during the first trimester: a prospective observational study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Observational
- Effect of performing daily fetal movement count on maternal-fetal attachment level among low risk primigravida - A randomised controlled trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- The relationship between mindful self-care and maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women: the parallel mediating effects of positive and negative affect.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of WhatsApp-based education on improving access to maternal health: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the importance of maternal fetal attachment (MFA) in women mental health improvement and considering the fathers' role in MFA promoting, this study conducted to investigate the effect of couple education on maternal fetal attachment. MATERIALS AND
methodThis randomized controlled trial was conducted on 100 pregnant women and their husbands referred to six health centers in Sari from May to June 2021. The sampling method was stratified random sampling. Data collection tools included demographic information form and the Cranley MFA Scale with 24 questions. The intervention group took part in four session's weekly training about spouse support, attachment behaviors, and gender preference of parents, while the control group received only the routine antenatal care. Both groups completed Cranley's questionnaire before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, paired and independent t-test by SPSS 21.
resultsMFA mean scores, pre-training and post-training in intervention group were 3.27 (0.54) and 3.75 (0.42), respectively; in the control group, were, 3.24 (0.49) and 3.21 (0.48). There was a significant difference between the two groups' MFA mean scores after intervention (
conclusionThe findings of this study revealed that couple training regarding spouse support, attachment behaviors, and gender preference during pregnancy can promotes MFA even online training.
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