Maternal-fetal attachment protects against postpartum anxiety: the mediating role of postpartum bonding and partnership satisfaction.

Lina Maria MatthiesMitho MüllerAnne DosterChristof SohnMarkus WallwienerCorinna ReckStephanie Wallwiener

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2019)

Our results showed that a close maternal-fetal attachment buffers postpartum symptoms of anxiety, partially mediated through postpartum bonding and partnership satisfaction. Therefore, strengthening the maternal-fetal attachment and the partnership during pregnancy has the potential to reduce maternal postpartum symptoms of anxiety.

Keyphrases

birth weight
sleep quality
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
weight gain
risk assessment