Introduction: Parents' attachment to the child is an intimate,warm and continuous relationship which is the basis of the natural development of the child. Attachment starts long before birth, and is affected by a variety of factors that are not definitively recognized. Also, several interventions have been proposed for improving it that their effectiveness has not yet been determined. Given the...

Background: Prenatal attachment affects maternal and infant health throughout life. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the variables that may affect prenatal attachment. This study was carried out to investigate prenatal attachment, health literacy and ways of coping with stress of turkish pregnant women, in the framework of a structural equity modeling approach. Methods: This study, wh...

Background: Prenatal attachment and positive adaptation with the concept of motherhood play a pivotal role in maternal and fetal health. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors (BASNEF) model on maternal fetal attachment in the pregnant women referring to prenatal clinics. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conduct...

The present study was carried out to assess prenatal attachment and fetal health locus of control among low risk and high risk Egyptian pregnant women. A descriptive correlational design was utilized for the study. A total of 100 pregnant women, both low (N=55) and high (N= 45) risk pregnant women were recruited for the study. Prenatal attachment inventory and fetal health locus of control scal...

conclusions the pregnancy adaptation training package increased the adaptation and maternal-fetal attachment scores in pregnant women with a history of baby loss. results before the intervention, there were no statistically significant differences between the study and control groups in terms of maternal-fetal attachment (p = 0.280) and adaptation to pregnancy (p = 0.883). however, following th...

Abstract Background Prenatal depression and adult attachment are factors that affect the establishment of an intimate relationship between a mother fetus. The study explored differences in prenatal maternal-fetal (MFA) scores different types effects maternal dimensions on intimacy with Methods Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Experience Close Relationship (ECR) scale, Maternal Anten...

Objectives: Emotional intelligence enables pregnant women to effectively cope with environmental effects and stressors in a dynamic changing process. This research was planned for evaluating the relationship between emotional prenatal attachment levels of healthy high-risk pregnancies. Methods: Based on descriptive design regression analysis, performed participation 281 women. Research data wer...

The transition to parenthood is widely considered a period of increased vulnerability often accompanied by stress. Abidin conceived parenting stress as referring to specific difficulties in adjusting to the parenting role. Most studies of psychological distress arising from the demands of parenting have investigated the impact of stress on the development of dysfunctional parent-child relations...

Background: Prenatal attachment affects maternal and infant health throughout life. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the variables that may affect prenatal attachment. This study was carried out attachment, literacy, coping styles with stress among Turkish pregnant women by structural equation modeling. Methods:This a descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study. It conducted via fac...