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Primiparas' prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, and salivary oxytocin level predict early postnatal maternal-infant bonding: a Japanese longitudinal study.

Hitomi KanekasuYachiyo ShiraiwaShu TairaHiroko Watanabe
Published in: Archives of women's mental health (2024)
Prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, and lower salivary oxytocin levels were predicted to worsen maternal-infant bonding at 2-5 days postpartum. Prenatal anxiety was predicted to cause the same 1 month postpartum. Measuring prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, and salivary oxytocin levels may render the assessment of the risk of maternal-infant bonding failure during the early postpartum period and intervene during pregnancy possible.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • sleep quality
  • pregnant women
  • social support
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • body mass index
  • gestational age