Maternal-Infant Bonding and Its Relationships with Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Stress and Anxiety in the Early Postpartum Period in a Polish Sample.

ABSTRACT: A large body of literature indicates that there is a relationship between maternal psychological well-being and the early maternal-infant bond. However, this relationship is not fully understood, due to the different theoretical frameworks of maternal-infant bonding and different data collections points. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the maternal bond and the maternal psychological state including anxiety, stress, and maternal depressive symptoms. In this cohort study, 150 women who gave birth after 37 weeks of pregnancy completed the following self-reports 1-3 days post-delivery: Socio-demographic questionnaire, Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ), Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS), Generaliz

SUBMITTER: Lutkiewicz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432717 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature