Postpartum maternal bonding scale: Development and validation in a low- and middle- income country setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The World Health Organization's Nurturing Care Framework recommends promoting secure postpartum maternal-infant bonding practices through responsive caregiving for healthy child development. Various instruments exist to assess maternal-infant bonding, but they differ in theoretical foundations and constructs, limiting their broad application and comparability. Notably, there is a lack of bonding instruments developed for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where children under five are most at risk of not reaching their developmental potential. This paper describes the development and psychometric validation of a conceptually grounded postpartum maternal bonding scale in an LMIC context and highlights its potential applications in similar settings.

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SUBMITTER: Khan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011246 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature