The birth of an infant marks a period of profound change in first-time parents. Parental love
and warmth, however, already begin to develop during pregnancy. Also for fathers, the …

Positive attachment experiences during infancy are linked to positive developmental
outcomes of children later in life. The parent–infant relationship does not start upon the birth …

Objective: To identify factors associated with parental pre-and postnatal attachment to a
child. Background: Establishing a relationship with a child is one of the most important …

Bonding is crucial to perinatal mental health. Despite an extensive body of literature on
maternal bonding, few studies have focused on paternal bonding. This scoping review …

This study explored associations between couples' prenatal relationship satisfaction and
their feelings of bonding toward their infants before and after birth. Parenting profoundly …

Objective: Using data from the Australian First-Time Fathers Study, this article investigates
the relationship between a father's antenatal attachment to his foetus and his subsequent …

Objective. The objectives of this study were to identify associations and pathways through
which first-time resident fathers' pregnancy intentions (reported retrospectively) influence …

Background The parental bond is characterized by the perception of care and protection
received by parental figures throughout human development. During the gestational period …

Objective The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the dyadic interdependence of
the relationships between partners' perception of closeness with one another and their pre …

Paternal‐fetal attachment (PFA) is associated with the degree of emotional support offered
by fathers during pregnancy and has implications for the safety and quality of a mother's …