Erschienen in:
21.05.2018 | Short Communication
Is childbirth-induced PTSD associated with low maternal attachment?
verfasst von:
Sharon Dekel, Freya Thiel, Gabriella Dishy, Alyssa L. Ashenfarb
Erschienen in:
Archives of Women's Mental Health
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Ausgabe 1/2019
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Abstract
Few studies examined maternal attachment in childbirth-related postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). We studied 685 postpartum women, assessing for PP-PTSD, non-childbirth PTSD, maternal attachment, pre-birth, birth, and post-birth factors. Attachment was lower in PP-PTSD than in non-childbirth PTSD and no PP-PTSD. Hierarchical regression showed that PP-PTSD predicted less maternal attachment above and beyond pre-birth psychiatric conditions, acute distress in birth, and lack of breastfeeding. Childbirth-induced posttraumatic stress may interfere with the formation of maternal attachment, warranting screening of at-risk women.