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Background: Strengthening prenatal bonding during pregnancy may enhance postpartum mother-infant bonding and improve maternal-infant interactions. This study aimed to examine the effect of Bonding-Based Support provided during the perinatal period on prenatal bonding, early period mother-infant bonding indicators, and maternal bonding.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 primigravidae with low prenatal bonding scores (intervention group: n = 34; control group: n = 36). In addition to standard hospital care, the intervention group received a "Bonding-Based Support Program," designed to enhance maternal-infant bonding. This hybrid intervention included video-based online training during pregnancy and face-to-face counselling and support immediately after birth. Data were collected using the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS), the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI), and the Early Period Mother-Infant Bonding Indicators Assessment Scale.
Results: Pre-test scores from the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) and its sub-dimensions (Attachment Quality and Time Spent on Attachment) showed no significant differences between groups. However, post-test MAAS scores and sub-dimensions were significantly higher in the intervention group. Significant improvements were also observed in the intervention group on the Early Period Mother-Infant Bonding Indicators Assessment Scale. Moreover, maternal bonding assessed by the Maternal Attachment Inventory was significantly better in the intervention group compared to the control.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that providing Bonding-Based Support during the early perinatal period has a positive impact on maternal bonding, as shown by both self-reported measures and observational indicators. This highlights the potential of targeted bonding support programmes to promote early and sustained maternal-infant connections.
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Family Practice is an international journal aimed at practitioners, teachers, and researchers in the fields of family medicine, general practice, and primary care in both developed and developing countries.
Family Practice offers its readership an international view of the problems and preoccupations in the field, while providing a medium of instruction and exploration.
The journal''s range and content covers such areas as health care delivery, epidemiology, public health, and clinical case studies. The journal aims to be interdisciplinary and contributions from other disciplines of medicine and social science are always welcomed.
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