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    Maternal Bonding through Pregnancy and Postnatal: Findings from an Australian Longitudinal Study

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    Rossen, L.
    Hutchinson, D.
    Wilson, J.
    Burns, L.
    Allsop, Steve
    Elliott, E.
    Jacobs, S.
    Macdonald, J.
    Olsson, C.
    Mattick, R.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Rossen, L. and Hutchinson, D. and Wilson, J. and Burns, L. and Allsop, S. and Elliott, E. and Jacobs, S. et al. 2017. Maternal Bonding through Pregnancy and Postnatal: Findings from an Australian Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Perinatology. 34 (8): pp. 808-817.
    Source Title
    American Journal of Perinatology
    DOI
    10.1055/s-0037-1599052
    ISSN
    0735-1631
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50460
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Mother-infant bonding provides the foundation for secure attachment through the lifespan and organizes many facets of infant social-emotional development, including later parenting. Aims: To describe maternal bonding to offspring across the pregnancy and postnatal periods, and to examine a broad range of sociodemographic and psychosocial predictors of the maternal-offspring bond. Methods: Data were drawn from a sample of 372 pregnant women participating in an Australian population-based longitudinal study of postnatal health and development. Participants completed maternal bonding questionnaires at each trimester and 8 weeks postnatal. Data were collected on a range of sociodemographic and psychosocial factors. Results: Bonding increased significantly through pregnancy, in quality and intensity. Regression analyses indicated that stronger antenatal bonding at all time points (trimesters 1 through 3) predicted stronger postnatal bonding. Older maternal age, birth mother being born in a non-English speaking country, mother not working full time, being a first-time mother, breast-feeding problems, and baby's crying behavior all predicted poorer bonding at 8 weeks postpartum. Conclusion: These novel findings have important implications for pregnant women and their infant offspring, and for health care professionals working in perinatal services. Importantly, interventions to strengthen maternal-fetal bonding would be beneficial during pregnancy to enhance postnatal bonding and infant health outcomes.

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