The Relationship Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Infant/Child-Caregiver Attachment: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Secure infant/child-caregiver attachment is crucial for the development of social and emotional functioning and can affect long-term outcomes, such as adult relationships, but it may also be influenced by prenatal and early childhood risk factors. Children with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have a complex spectrum of strengths and difficulties and often have the additional risk of early life adversity. There is some evidence that children with PAE are at increased risk of insecure attachment, but it is unclear whether this is consistent or why it is the case. No published review has focused on the relationship between PAE and attachment. Methods: A systematic search of seven academic databases using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA

SUBMITTER: Gilbert DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12468745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature