Professionals in clinical practice should be aware of partner support, engagement with fetal movements, and postnatal depressive symptoms: All these factors offer opportunities for improving the bonding processes | 1 Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands |
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In the current study, the same instrument was used during the various phases | Partner support was found to be a protective factor for suboptimal pre- and postnatal bonding, as was the engagement with fetal movements for prenatal bonding |
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 1173-1182.
4 UvA minds-Academic Treatment Centre for Parent and Child, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | A longitudinal study of maternal attachment and infant developmental outcomes |
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Pregnancy after maternity-related loss: The relationship between anxiety and prenatal attachment.
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