Postpartum evaluation of the role of maternal characteristics and mode of delivery on maternal attachment, anxiety and depression; a study conducted in Turkey'.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The primary aim of this study was to compare mother-infant bonding (MIB) in patients who delivered vaginally and who delivered with C/S using Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS) in the Turkish population. Secondary aim was to evaluate the correlations between the MAI, EPDS and PSAS scores and their association with sociodemographic data.

Methods

A total of 200 patients were divided into two groups. 100 women who delivered vaginally were included in the vaginal delivery (NVD) group and 100 who delivered with cesarean section were included in the C/S group. The demographic data of the subjects including age, gravidity, and parity, were recorded and a detailed anamnesis

SUBMITTER: Topbas Selcuki NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature