Ecological momentary assessment of postpartum outcomes in mothers of multiples: lower maternal-infant bonding, higher stress, and more disrupted sleep.

ABSTRACT: Research on mental health in mothers of multiples has neglected important outcomes like postpartum bonding and relationship satisfaction and is limited by reliance on single-administration, retrospective measures. This study fills these gaps by assessing previously unexamined variables and using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wherein participants answer repeated, brief surveys to measure real-world, real-time outcomes. This online study recruited 221 women and compared outcomes in those who birthed multiples (n = 127, 57.47%) vs. singletons (n = 94, 42.53%). When recruited, participants were either 6-12 (n = 129, 58.37%) or 18-24 (n = 83, 37.56%) weeks postpartum. All 221 participants completed baseline measures of self-reported depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, relationship sati

SUBMITTER: Wenze SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10147537 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature