Infantile atopic dermatitis and maternal-infant bonding: a mixed methods study.
Ayel Luis R BatacKaitlyn A MerrillMichael A GoldingManvir BhamraZoe HarbottleIsac KopschErik WilkingMarina JonssonSandra EkströmElissa M AbramsMichelle A HalbrichElinor SimonsLeslie E RoosJill A Keddy-GrantThomas V GerstnerJo-Anne St-VincentJennifer L P ProtudjerPublished in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2023)
Findings suggest that atopic dermatitis does not have a negative impact on maternal-infant bonding and may actually improve bonds in some cases. In light of this finding, clinicians may leverage the potentially positive impact of atopic dermatitis-related caregiving on the maternal-infant bond to encourage caregivers to remain adherent to their child's topical treatments.