Factors Affecting Postnatal Mother-To-Infant Bonding

Acibadem University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bonding; Newborn; Postpartum

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07252466

62/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect the postnatal mother-to-infant bonding.

Full description

Bonding is recognised as one of the fundamental processes in terms of the socio-emotional development of the infants and the relationship they establish with the outside world.Mother-to-infant bonding typically initiates during pregnancy and continues to evolve through early childhood, reflecting the mother's emotional orientation toward her infant. The initial postnatal period is the most favourable time for the initiation of a positive mother-to-infant relationship and bonding.An adequate mother-to-infant bonding contributes to the positive physical and socio-emotional development of the child. A weaker mother-to-infant bonding is associated with insecure attachment and depression and anxiety in children. Also, women with weaker mother-to-infant bonding have been found to show less interest in the health of their children. These behaviours cause long-term negative cognitive and socio-emotional development in the child.In a study that assessed the level of mother-to-infant bonding in the postnatal period and the associated factors, in general, a significant proportion of mothers had difficulties in mother-to-infant bonding in the postnatal period. The postpartum period is a critical, complicated period of transition for both the mother and the infant, considering psychological, social, and physiological difficulties. Therefore, the mother-to-infant bonding can be affected by many factors. The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect the postnatal mother-to-infant bonding.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All healthy mothers who applied to the hospital's maternity ward at the time of the study
• who had a normal spontaneous delivery
• infants who were born at ≥38 gestational weeks
• infants who were deemed healthy by the physician were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers who had a risky health problem during delivery
• Infants who had a congenital illness

Trial design

104 participants in 1 patient group

Term newborn-mother group

Description:

The group consists of mothers who gave birth at the hospital where the study was conducted during the data collection period and were found to be eligible to participate in the study, along with their infants. No intervention was performed on the mothers or infants.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention