the effect of fathers’ training regarding attachment skills on maternal-fetal attachments among primigravida women: a randomized controlled trial

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marzieh akbarzade community based psychiatric care research center, department of midwifery, school of nursing and midwifery, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

sara setodeh department of midwifery, school of nursing and midwifery, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

farkhondeh sharif community based psychiatric care research center, department of mental health and psychiatric nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

najaf zare infertility research center, department of biostatistics, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

abstract

background: fathers’ cooperation has been less taken into account in the process of pregnancy. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of training the fathers regarding attachment skills on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravida women in 2013. methods: this randomized controlled trial was performed on 150 qualified pregnant women’s husbands. the intervention group took part in four 90-minute sessions of maternal-fetal attachment training held once a week. on the other hand, the control group received the routine pregnancy care. both groups completed spielberger’s anxiety scale and cranley’s questionnaire before and after the intervention. then, the data were analyzed using paired and independent t-test. besides, p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. results: the intervention group’s mean score of attachment was 55.98±6.99 and 61.90±5.41 before and after the intervention, respectively. the results of paired t-test revealed a significant difference between the intervention and the control group regarding their mean scores of attachment before and one month after the intervention (p<0.001). additionally, the results of independent t-test showed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the five dimensions of the questionnaire, namely interaction with the baby (p<0.001), acceptance of maternal role (p<0.001), differentiation between oneself and the baby (p<0.001), attribution of some features to the baby (p=0.01), and self-devotion (p=0.01). conclusion: training the fathers regarding the attachment behaviors and skills led to an increase in the maternal-fetal attachment scores. thus, paternal training should be considered in pregnancy care programs. trial registration number: irct2012091910886n1

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international journal of community based nursing and midwifery

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