Factors Influencing Maternal-Fetal attachment in High-Risk Pregnancy

This study sought to identify factors influencing maternal-fetal attachment in high-risk pregnancy in Korea. Data were collected between March 3 and 30, 2015 via structured questionnaires completed by 118 pregnant women visiting an obstetric clinic for prenatal tests or referred to university hospitals in three metropolitan areas for pregnancy maintenance. Data were analyzed, using IBM SPSS version 22,via descriptive statistics, tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Childbirth experience, antepartum care, and planned pregnancy differed significantly. Anxiety and maternal-fetal attachment were negatively correlated, whiledyadic adjustment and maternal-fetal attachment were positively correlated. Anxiety, multiparity, prenatal care, and dyadic adjustment influenced maternal-fetal attachment in highrisk pregnancy. These variables explained 20.5% of the variance in maternalfetal attachment. The results indicate a need for the development and application of nursing interventions to decrease anxiety in high-risk pregnancy and improve maternal-fetal attachment via conjugal harmony.