To investigate women's attachment style in relation to risk for pregnancy-specific distress
and perinatal depression. During the 2nd trimester, 186 women were evaluated for Axis I …

BackgroundInsecure attachment style relates to major depression in women, but its
relationship to depression associated with childbirth is largely unknown. A new UK …

Background Perinatal depression (PND) is a major complication of pregnancy and many risk
factors have been associated with its development both during pregnancy and postpartum …

Background There is evidence that both a past history of psychiatric illness and insecure
attachment put women at risk for mood disturbances in the postpartum period. The aim of …

Although an increasing number of studies show an association between adult attachment
style and mood disorders, the relationship between adult attachment style and depression …

Maternal depression poses a risk for the developing mother-infant relationship. Similarly,
maternal insecure attachment styles may limit the ability to adequately connect with the …

The present study addresses the gap in research concerning poor marital support together
with insecure attachment style explaining risk for anxiety or depression in both members of a …

This research assesses the contribution of pregnant women's attachment style to their
reactions to the fetus and pregnancy. In Study 1, 260 women who were at different stages of …

Background. This study aims to verify if the presence and severity of perinatal depression
are related to any particular pattern of attachment. Methods. The study started with a …

Background There is substantial evidence that postpartum depression (PPD) is associated
with a poor mother-infant bond, however, fewer studies have examined the role of other …