Maternal-Fetal Attachment and its Associated Factors
Mansoureh Jamshidimanesh,
Ladan Astaraki,
Zahra Behboodi Moghadam,
Ziba Taghizadeh,
Hamid Haghani
Affiliations
Mansoureh Jamshidimanesh
Dept. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Ph.D Candidate in Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Ladan Astaraki
MSc. in Midwifery
Zahra Behboodi Moghadam
Dept. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ziba Taghizadeh
Dept. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Ph.D Candidate in Reproductive Health, School of Nur
Hamid Haghani
Dept. of Biostatistics, School of Management and Information Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Background & Aim: Maternal-fetal attachment plays an important role in maternal identity forming. The attachment behavior is different between mothers and most of the reported studies are from Western countries. The aim of this study was to assess maternal-fetal attachment behavior and some related factors among Iranian mothers. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 12 health and medical centers, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Four hundred pregnant women were selected for the study. Data were gathered using two questionnaires. The first one was a self-structured questionnaire and the second one was the maternal-fetal attachment scale. Data were analyzed using the Pearson, Anova and t-test statistical tests. The P0.05). Conclusion: Understanding maternal-fetal attachment behavior could play an important role in quality of prenatal care. Midwives can assess and promote attachment behavior as well as recognize factors influencing maternal-fetal attachment.
