To evaluate the effects of gestational age and other factors on maternal attachment relationship. There are different results in studies examining the effects of birth type on postpartum depression and mother-infant interaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors which affected mother-infant bond (MIB) using maternal attachment inventory (MAI).
The Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) measure maternal love attachment (9). Muller tested the MAI questions in two phases; maternal adaptation and maternal attachmentEach item is evaluated by a 4-way to 26-point Likert-type scale ranging from "always" to "never". Always is calculated as (a) = 4 points, often (b) = 3 points, sometimes (c) = 2 points and never (d) = 1 point. The lowest score which could be obtained from the scale that measures maternal emotions and behaviors indicating love is 26, the high score is 104, and a high score indicates a high maternal attachment (12).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
three month after delivery using Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) and a detailed history was taken.
Pinar Yalcin Bahat
Istanbul, İ̇stanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Compare mother-infant bond (MIB) scores between the vaginal delivery and the C-section (C/S) groups.
They were examined three month after delivery using Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI); Each item is evaluated by a 4-way to 26-point Likert-type scale ranging from "always" to "never". Always is calculated as (a) = 4 points, often (b) = 3 points, sometimes (c) = 2 points and never (d) = 1 point. The lowest score which could be obtained from the scale that measures maternal emotions and behaviors indicating love is 26, the high score is 104, and a high score indicates a high maternal attachment
Time frame: 3 months
evaluate the correlations between the MIB scores and their sociodemographic data.
Time frame: 3 months
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