ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Explaining maternal antenatal attachment by psychological, clinical and sociodemographic factors: a path analysis study.
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- Mothers' perceptions of bonding with their newborns in different care settings: a descriptive qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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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 Prenatal Attachment Between Pregnancy Distress and Prenatal Coping Among Chinese Women in the Third Trimester: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Traumatic Childbirth Perception, and Prenatal Attachment in Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- Maternal-antenatal attachment in young pregnant women: Social support, mentors, and fear of childbirth.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntenatal attachment is a fundamental concept relative to human transition to parenthood and may be influenced by several factors. The aim of this study is to find the best model to explain maternal antenatal attachment based on the interaction among sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables.
methodsPregnant women (N = 407) were interviewed during the second trimester of pregnancy while waiting for medical consultations. A sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychometric protocol was used. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: path analysis. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: psychopathological symptomatology, depression, anxiety, stress, occupational stress, attitudes about pregnancy and motherhood, coping styles, marital satisfaction, sociodemographic, and clinical variables. DEPENDENT VARIABLES: maternal antenatal attachment in its several dimensions; quality of attachment (QA), intensity of preoccupation (IP), and global attachment (GA).
resultsDepression, anxiety, attitudes, and marital satisfaction explained 37% of maternal antenatal QA. Age, depression, anxiety, attitudes, and marital satisfaction explained 26% of maternal antenatal IP. Age, depression, anxiety, attitudes, and marital satisfaction explained 34% of the statistical variance of maternal antenatal GA.
conclusionsFactors like emotional states (depression and anxiety), attitudes towards pregnancy and motherhood, marital satisfaction, and a sociodemographic variable (age) contribute significantly for the explanation of maternal antenatal attachment.
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