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Correlates of impaired mother-infant bonding in a partial hospital program for perinatal women

Authors: Laura E. Sockol, Cynthia L. Battle, Margaret Howard, Thamara Davis

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 5/2014

Abstract

Maternal psychopathology is a risk factor for impaired mother-infant bonding, but not all women with this illness experience impaired bonding. This study investigated correlates of mother-infant bonding among 180 postpartum women treated in a psychiatric partial hospitalization program. Women completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms and mother-infant bonding, and a retrospective chart review assessed demographic characteristics, clinician-rated diagnoses, and obstetric factors. Symptoms of depression, self-reported suicidality, demographic characteristics, and mode of delivery were significantly associated with impaired bonding.

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Title: Correlates of impaired mother-infant bonding in a partial hospital program for perinatal women
Authors: Laura E. Sockol
Cynthia L. Battle
Margaret Howard
Thamara Davis
Publication date: 01-10-2014
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-014-0419-6

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Correlates of impaired mother-infant bonding in a partial hospital program for perinatal women

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