A systemic review of maternal wellbeing and its relationship with maternal fetal attachment and early postpartum bonding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An emerging body of literature suggests there is a relationship between a pregnant woman's psychological wellbeing and the development of maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) and early postpartum bonding. The nature of this relationship is not well understood because of the limited theoretical framework surrounding the construct of MFA and variations in study methods and data collection points. In this systematic review, we synthesize the published literature to determine the nature of the relationship from the antenatal to early postnatal period and to provide recommendations for future research and clinical practice.

Method

Using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) approach, four electronic databases were searched for peer-

SUBMITTER: McNamara J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657859 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature