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. 1996 Jul-Sep;1(2):75-82.
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.1996.tb00004.x.

Relationships among prenatal maternal attachment, presence of postnatal depressive symptoms, and maternal role attainment

E R Fowles  1
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Relationships among prenatal maternal attachment, presence of postnatal depressive symptoms, and maternal role attainment

E R Fowles. J Soc Pediatr Nurs. 1996 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To examine the relationships among a woman's attachment to her fetus, the presence of postpartum depressive symptoms, and subsequent perceptions of maternal role attainment three months after birth

Design: A longitudinal, panel design

Setting: Hospital-sponsored childbirth education classes

Participants: Primiparous women (N = 136) at 24-40 weeks of pregnancy and 9-14 weeks after the birth

Main outcome measures: Perceived Competence Scale, Myself as Mother Scale, and My Baby Scale

Results: Prenatal maternal attachments was positively related to maternal role attainment to maternal role attainment.

Conclusions: These findings enhance maternal identity theory and provide a means to evaluate the transition to motherhood.

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