Further exploration of maternal and paternal fetal attachment
Abstract
Fetal attachment of four groups of expectant parents were studied during the 24th to 34th weeks of pregnancy: 153 high-risk women hospitalized for a complication, 75 high-risk women's mates, 218 low-risk women, and 147 low-risk women's mates. No differences in fetal attachment scores were observed between high- or low-risk women or their mates; women scored significantly higher than their mates. Very little variance (7% to 14%) in fetal attachment was explained by the test of causal models except for high-risk women's mates for whom 31% of the variance was explained.
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One investigative team found a weak inverse correlation between maternal fetal attachment in women with uncomplicated pregnancies (r = −0.17, p < 0.05), but did not find the same relationship in women with obstetric risk.
“One investigative team found a weak inverse correlation between maternal fetal attachment in women with uncomplicated pregnancies (r = −0.17, p < 0.05), but did not find the same relationship in women with obstetric risk.11”
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- Authors
- Mercer, R. T., Ferketich, S., May, K., DeJoseph, J., & Sollid, D.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mercer, Ramona T.
- Venue
- Research in Nursing & Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1988-04
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 83-95
- ISSN
- 0160-6891 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-240X
- OpenAlex
- W2079398975
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 2.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Research in Nursing & Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research (5 R01 NR0 1064-03)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- fetal attachment, maternal-fetal attachment, expectant parents, high-risk pregnancy, pregnancy complications, expectant fathers, causal models, prenatal attachment
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Depression, Fathers, Female, Fetus, Humans, Male, Mothers, Object Attachment, Psychological Tests, Risk Factors, Self Concept, Stress, Psychological
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