The Effects of Teaching Maternal Attachment Behavior on Perceived Stress, Parental Expectations, and Mother- infant bonding

Comparing the effectiveness of attachment behaviors training and routine prenatal care on perceived stress, parental expectations and mother-infant bond in Primigravid women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015092124108N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-06-30

Start date

2015-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Pregnancy. Generalized anxiety disorder Supervision of normal first pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: Pregnancy routine care will be provided based on integrated maternal healthcare guidelines which was approved by ministry of health and implemented in all public healthc

Control group: Pregnancy routine care will be provided based on integrated maternal healthcare guidelines which was approved by ministry of health and implemented in all public healthcare centers from

Intervention group: Participants of intervention group will receive four ninety-minute training sessions individually and by CDs in addition to routine care. Checklist of daily attachment behavior reg

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy, gestational age of 22-26 weeks, absence of underlying diseases such as diabetes and blood pressure, absence of pre-diagnosed mental diseases such as Schizophrenia, major depression, and hospitalization. Exclusion criteria: Failure to perform intervention correctly and completely (record of attachment behavior less than three or four days a week after intervention of participants during 12-16 final weeks of pregnancy), obstetric problems such as preterm labor and pregnancy complications, and unwillingness to continue cooperation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived stress. Timepoint: Before intervention, six weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Cohen Perceived Stress Scale - PSS-14.;Parental expectation. Timepoint: Before intervention, six weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Reece Parental Expectation Survey.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The postpartum bonding. Timepoint: Four weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Brockington Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoya Kiani

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

roya48kiani@gmail.comr.kiani@zaums.ac.ir+98 54 3344 2482

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026