Maternal postpartum behaviors and mother-infant relationship during the first year of life
Maternal postpartum behaviors and mother-infant relationship during the first year of life
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DOI:
10.1067/mpd.2001.113358
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发表时间:
2001-06-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Britton, JR
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作者:
Britton, HL;Gronwaldt, V;Britton, JR
Objective: To assess the hypothesis that maternal postpartum behaviors toward the newborn may predict the quality of the maternal-infant relationship during the first year.Design: Prospective, non-randomized, longitudinal cohort study of 174 maternal-infant dyads.Methods: A Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scalp (PPBS) was formulated to measure clearly defined observed maternal behaviors toward the infant shortly after birth. The quality of the maternal-infant relationship was assessed at 6 months after birth with the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training (NCAST) Feeding Scale and at 12 months after birth with the NCAST Teaching Scale and Ainsworth Strange Situation.Results: The PPBS score correlated significantly with the Feeding Scale score (r =.27, P < .005) and with the Teaching Scale score (r =.23, P < .01). Mothers whose infants were later classified as securely attached in the Ainsworth Strange Situation had higher PPBS scores than mothers of infants classified as insecurely attached (mean +/- SD: 5.18 +/- 1.51 vs 4.63 +/- 1.69, respectively, P < .05). In regression models adjusting for social and demographic factors, the PPBS remained a significant predictor of the Feeding Scale score, the Teaching Scale score, and security of attachment.Conclusions: Maternal behaviors in the immediate postpartum period may aid in predicting quality of the maternal-infant relationship during the subsequent 12 months, suggesting the potential for early identification of suboptimal parenting.