Clinical features of bonding disorders in Japanese mothers derived from the Stafford interview.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to systematically describe the characteristics of bonding disorders and diagnostically classify them using the Japanese version of the 6th Stafford Interview. We investigated the cut-off points of the Japanese version of the Mother-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS-J) and Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) to screen for bonding disorders.

Methods

We recruited participants in their second trimester and studied 40 mother-infant dyads. At one month postpartum, we conducted the mother-infant relationship section of the Stafford Interview and classified participants into diagnostic groups. We administered the MIBS-J at four days and one month postpartum and the PBQ at one month, combined with the interview. We used the total scores to analyse the receiver

SUBMITTER: Nishikii Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12105261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature