Mother-Infant Interaction, Postnatal Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
The Maternal Attachment Inventory, Postnatal Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
Brief summary
To evaluate the effects of gestational age and other factors on maternal attachment relationship. There are different results in studies examining the effects of birth type on postpartum depression and mother-infant interaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors which affected mother-infant bond (MIB) using maternal attachment inventory (MAI).
Detailed description
The Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) measure maternal love attachment (9). Muller tested the MAI questions in two phases; maternal adaptation and maternal attachmentEach item is evaluated by a 4-way to 26-point Likert-type scale ranging from always to never. Always is calculated as (a) = 4 points, often (b) = 3 points, sometimes (c) = 2 points and never (d) = 1 point. The lowest score which could be obtained from the scale that measures maternal emotions and behaviors indicating love is 26, the high score is 104, and a high score indicates a high maternal attachment (12).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMaternal Attachment Inventory Score
three month after delivery using Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) and a detailed history was taken.
Sponsors
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* natural pregnancy (without any Assisted reproductive technology (ART) method) * aged 18 to 45 years * no adverse obstetric history
Exclusion criteria
* psychiatric diagnosis * history of psychiatric drug use * postpartum blues * known complications during pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compare mother-infant bond (MIB) scores between the vaginal delivery and the C-section (C/S) groups. | 3 months | They were examined three month after delivery using Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI); Each item is evaluated by a 4-way to 26-point Likert-type scale ranging from always to never. Always is calculated as (a) = 4 points, often (b) = 3 points, sometimes (c) = 2 points and never (d) = 1 point. The lowest score which could be obtained from the scale that measures maternal emotions and behaviors indicating love is 26, the high score is 104, and a high score indicates a high maternal attachment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| evaluate the correlations between the MIB scores and their sociodemographic data. | 3 months |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed