Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding problems each predict poorer offspring outcomes. They are also related to each other, yet the extensive literature reporting their association has not been meta-analysed.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, ProQuest DTG, and OATD for English-language peer-reviewed and grey literature reporting an association between mother-infant bonding, and multiple indicators of maternal psychological distress.

Results

We included 133 studies representing 118 samples; 99 samples (110,968 mothers) were eligible for meta-analysis. Results showed concurrent associations across a range of timepoints during the first year postpartum, between bonding problems and depression (r = .27 [95% CI 0.20, 0.35] t

SUBMITTER: O'Dea GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333415 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature