Purpose Maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding problems each predict
poorer offspring outcomes. They are also related to each other, yet the extensive literature …

Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth can be a source of anxiety and worry for women. This
is probably more so for women with a complicated pregnancy. Anxiety and worry may …

Pregnancy and postpartum are periods of high susceptibility to major depression (MD) and
other mood disorders. The peripartum period is also a time of considerable changes in the …

Despite decades of research demonstrating the role of adult attachment styles and early
mother–infant bonding in parenting behaviors and maternal mental health, these constructs …

Causal relationships between perinatal bonding failure, depression, and social support
among mothers remain unclear. A total of 494 women (mean age 32.4±4.5 years) completed …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working parents have been faced with a double burden by
struggling to satisfy their children's needs as well as dealing with altered working …

Objective: Review primary research regarding PTSD Post-Childbirth (PTSD-PC) that
focussed on Quality of Provider Interaction (QPI) from the perspective of women who …

Background Around 4% of women develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Childbirth
(PTSD-PC). During childbirth a woman's perception of her care provider's interpersonal …

Background Many women experience fear of childbirth (FOC). While fears about childbirth
may be normal during pregnancy, some women experience high to severe FOC. At the …

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 …