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Mental Health of Infertile Women: A Systematic Review. 不孕症妇女的心理健康：系统综述。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-14 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2026.2681060

Anupriya, Suneel Kumar, Swaran Lata

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Associations between personality traits, depressive symptoms, parental stress, and caregiver responsiveness in mothers of infants. 婴儿母亲的人格特征、抑郁症状、父母压力和照顾者反应性之间的关系。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-09 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2026.2684646

Alicja Niedźwiecka, Julia Wrzosińska, Michalina Kurowska, Wojciech Łukasz Dragan

{"title":"Associations between personality traits, depressive symptoms, parental stress, and caregiver responsiveness in mothers of infants.","authors":"Alicja Niedźwiecka, Julia Wrzosińska, Michalina Kurowska, Wojciech Łukasz Dragan","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2026.2684646","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2026.2684646","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Previous research established the key role of caregiver responsiveness in favourable infant development. This study examined psychological determinants of caregiver responsiveness in a non-clinical sample of mothers of infants in the first year of life.Method: We conducted an online survey including two self-report measures of caregiver responsiveness (Maternal Responsiveness Questionnaire, MRQ, and Parental Responsiveness Scale, PRS), as well as measures of parental stress (Parental Stress Scale), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), and Big-Five personality traits (International Personality Item Pool - Big Five Markers, 20-item version). The sample included 184 mothers, most of whom had higher education.Results: Parental stress was significantly directly associated with lower caregiver responsiveness. Additionally, depressive symptoms partially mediated the relationship (for MRQ, but not PRS) between parental stress and responsiveness. The effects of personality traits were not statistically significant.Conclusions: Parental stress emerged as the most consistent predictor of caregiver responsiveness, underscoring its central role in relation to parental behaviour. The results were consistent across the two different measures of caregiver responsiveness.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148206656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Arabic validation of the parental stress scale (PSS) in a population-based sample of Lebanese parents. 在以人口为基础的黎巴嫩父母样本中对父母压力量表（PSS）进行阿拉伯语验证。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-13 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2415069

Ali Hemade, Laureine El Hawat, Abdallah Chahine, Diana Malaeb, Sami El Khatib, Mariam Dabbous, Fouad Sakr, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

{"title":"Arabic validation of the parental stress scale (PSS) in a population-based sample of Lebanese parents.","authors":"Ali Hemade, Laureine El Hawat, Abdallah Chahine, Diana Malaeb, Sami El Khatib, Mariam Dabbous, Fouad Sakr, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2415069","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2415069","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Parental stress significantly impacts the well-being of families, and necessitates culturally sensitive tools for its assessment. The Parental Stress Scale, widely used in diverse cultural settings, lacks a validated Arabic version suitable for the Lebanese context, where unique sociopolitical and economic factors might influence parental stress differently. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the scale in Arabic among a Lebanese sample.Methods: Following the Snowball sampling method, participants (n = 502) were adult Lebanese parents who answered demographic questions and completed the Arabic version of the Parental Stress Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-8.Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed a two-factor model of the Parental Stress Scale (CFI = 0.956). We found adequate composite reliability for both the 'Parental Stress' (ω = 0.91/α = 0.91) and 'Parental satisfaction' (ω = 0.94/α = 0.94) subscales. Convergent validity and concurrent validity were demonstrated through positive correlations with measures of depression, anxiety and stress. Our translation of the scale was shown to be invariant across sexes, with fathers scoring significantly higher than mothers.Conclusion: Our validated Arabic version of the Parental Stress Scale offers a culturally sensitive instrument for assessing parental stress in Lebanon. This tool enables healthcare providers and researchers to identify stressors affecting Lebanese families, facilitating the development of targeted interventions to support parental mental health.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"856-871"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reproductive timing and social egg freezing within British South Asian communities: a qualitative study. 英国南亚社区的生育时间和社会卵子冷冻：一项定性研究。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-23 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2432533

Sasha Loyal

{"title":"Reproductive timing and social egg freezing within British South Asian communities: a qualitative study.","authors":"Sasha Loyal","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2432533","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2432533","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Social egg freezing (SEF) is a technology that enables women to preserve and store healthy, unfertilised eggs for non-medical reasons, for use later on in life. Despite the growing number of women using this technology, very little research has explored the perceptions of SEF among women from ethnically minoritised backgrounds.Method: The main aim of this study was to advance understandings of perceptions of reproductive timing within British South Asian communities, and in part, focus on women's perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies in shaping the timing of motherhood. Data collection took place over two qualitative phases: four focus groups (n = 31) and individual interviews (n = 28) and data were analysed using interpretative thematic analysis.Results: The findings in this study demonstrate existence of varied and contrasting perceptions concerning reproductive timing and SEF amongst participants. The analysis developed two overarching themes: (1) Perceptions of SEF as a means of 'achieving' motherhood and (2) SEF as challenging normative expectations of reproduction.Conclusion: These findings provide novel insights into how perceptions of SEF are mediated by women's familial, religious and cultural contexts, shaped by perceptions about the 'right time' to have children and normative expectations of how women pursue motherhood.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"755-768"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relative protection? What becomes illuminated when paternal Perinatal suicide is seen. 相对保护吗?当看到父亲围产期自杀时，什么变得明朗了。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-20 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2026.2646036

Zoë Darwin, Gracia Fellmeth, Paul Galdas, Amy Jenkin, Vaheshta Sethna

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A qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions regarding selective versus routine episiotomy. 一项质性研究探讨医疗保健专业人员对选择性与常规会阴切开术的看法。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2026.2670500

Uzma Akhtar, Salma Rattani, Rahila Mithani, Nadeem Zuberi, Shafiq Ur Rahman

{"title":"A qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions regarding selective versus routine episiotomy.","authors":"Uzma Akhtar, Salma Rattani, Rahila Mithani, Nadeem Zuberi, Shafiq Ur Rahman","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2026.2670500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2026.2670500","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' perceptions of selective versus routine episiotomy practices, identify factors influencing their decision- making, and gather challenges and recommendations for implementing selective episiotomy.Method: A qualitative descriptive exploratory design was used, employing purposive sampling to enrol 15 participants (five obstetricians, five nurses, five midwives), each with at least one year of clinical experience in labour and obstetric units. Data collection included in-depth interviews conducted in-person or via Zoom, lasting 30-45 minutes, and audio-recorded. Thematic analysis was conducted to extract key themes and sub-themes.Results: Participants were unaware of international episiotomy guidelines and relied on personal clinical judgement for decision-making. The primary reason for performing an episiotomy was to prevent severe perineal tears, with minimal involvement of mothers in the process. Despite preferring selective episiotomy, routine episiotomy was commonly practiced due to barriers like inadequate training, institutional norms, and outdated practices. This discrepancy highlights the need for improvement in practice. The study recommends better training, updated clinical guidelines, and enhanced patient counselling to promote evidence-based episiotomy practice.Conclusions: The study highlights a gap between healthcare providers' preferences for selective episiotomy and their routine practices, driven by institutional norms and inadequate training. Enhancing training, incorporating evidence-based episiotomy practices into curricula, updating guidelines, and improving patient involvement are essential for better clinical outcomes.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148139334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perinatal loss: attachment, grief symptoms and women's quality of life. 围产期损失：依恋、悲伤症状和妇女的生活质量。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2419374

Vismara Laura, Monica Ahmad, Serra Enrica, Sechi Cristina

{"title":"Perinatal loss: attachment, grief symptoms and women's quality of life.","authors":"Vismara Laura, Monica Ahmad, Serra Enrica, Sechi Cristina","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2419374","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2419374","url":null,"abstract":"Aims/background: Perinatal loss may cause intense distress even psychiatric issues, affecting the woman's quality of life. Attachment may provide a useful perspective in understanding the outcomes of the mourning process. Thus, the objectives of the present study were to evaluate perinatal grief symptoms and the psychological and general quality of life among 137 Italian women (mean age 36,9. ± 6,88 years old) in relation to attachment, specifically measured through parental care and control.Design/methods: About 79.6% of the participants had miscarriages and 20.4% had stillbirths. About 45.3% were childless. The women completed the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Perinatal Grief Scale and the Psychosocial General Well-Being Index online most frequently between 3 and 6 months (56.2%) after the perinatal loss.Results: All the study participants showed intense grief and severe grief reactions to loss. Moreover, women experiencing optimal bonding towards their own mothers had a more positive effect on perinatal grief and psychological and general quality of life.Conclusions: Attachment-based, tailored interventions for women who have experienced perinatal loss should improve their psychological and overall quality of life.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"786-802"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A longitudinal examination of contributors to new parents' perception of their infant. 对影响新生儿父母对婴儿看法的因素进行纵向研究。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2430343

Ofir Ben-Yaakov, Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari

{"title":"A longitudinal examination of contributors to new parents' perception of their infant.","authors":"Ofir Ben-Yaakov, Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2430343","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2430343","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Previous studies have examined contributors to personal growth (PG) following the birth of the first child. This study examines for the first time the role of PG as a potential mediator in the relationship between individual characteristics (bond with parents and experiences of parental loss) and parental perception of their infant (warmth, invasiveness). By focusing on PG, this study offers a novel perspective on how parental experiences and relationships influence early parent-child dynamics over time.Methods: We used data from a longitudinal study among new Israeli parents. Participants completed self-report questionnaires in three phases: Up to one year following the birth of their first child (n = 2,182); Six months later (n = 1,045); and after another six months (n = 811).Results: The study revealed associations between background variables and perceived infant's warmth and invasiveness over time. A cross-lag panel model revealed that parental care as reported in Phase 1 was linked to perceived warmth in Phase 1, whereas parental overprotection and parental loss, both reported in Phase 1 were linked to perceived invasiveness in Phase 1. PG mediated the association between parental care and perceived warmth over time.Conclusions: This study sheds light on the significance of parental bond, experiences of parental loss, and personal growth in shaping parents' perception of their infants. The findings highlight the importance of targeted support programmes to promote positive parent-infant relationships, emphasising the need for further longitudinal research to understand the dynamics of these relationships over time.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"818-839"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A realist change model for community-based perinatal mental health peer support from peer volunteers. 基于社区的围产期心理健康同伴支持的现实主义变革模式，由同伴志愿者提供支持。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2416448

Jenny McLeish, Christine McCourt, Susan Ayers

{"title":"A realist change model for community-based perinatal mental health peer support from peer volunteers.","authors":"Jenny McLeish, Christine McCourt, Susan Ayers","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2416448","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2416448","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: To investigate what it is about community-based perinatal mental health peer support from trained volunteers that works, for whom, in what circumstances, in what respects, and why; and build a change model that includes positive and negative mechanisms and outcomes.Methods: Realist evaluation methods based on semi-structured interviews were used to create a change model for a third sector programme in England.Results: Mothers who received peer support (n = 20), peer support volunteers (n = 27), and programme staff (n = 9) were interviewed. Positive impact on mothers was primarily based on feeling understood and accepted, social comparison (including normalisation, hope, and gaining perspective) and sharing non-directive information from experiential knowledge. Negative impact on mothers was based on negative social comparison, or absence of key peer support mechanisms. Mothers were affected in different ways, depending on individual contexts: their backgrounds, personalities, social situations, resources, experiences, beliefs, and needs. Some different mechanisms were present in one-to-one and group situations. All participants considered the benefits of peer support to greatly outweigh the risks.Conclusion: Individual contextual factors affect the multiple mechanisms through which mental health peer support can improve mothers' emotional wellbeing and social participation. Peer support has potential risks as well as benefits, which can be mitigated. Programmes could use this understanding of how contexts and mechanisms interact to produce peer support outcomes to improve training for peer support volunteers and to design future evaluations that take into account diversity of peer support experience.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"733-754"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fear of childbirth among Chinese women in the third trimester and mode of delivery. 中国妇女在妊娠晚期对分娩的恐惧和分娩方式。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-03 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2435941

Junfang Chen, Liping He, Aixiang Chen, Xia Wang, Zhaodi Zhang

{"title":"Fear of childbirth among Chinese women in the third trimester and mode of delivery.","authors":"Junfang Chen, Liping He, Aixiang Chen, Xia Wang, Zhaodi Zhang","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2435941","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2435941","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: Findings from studies of the influence of fear of childbirth on mode of delivery in women are equivocal. This study used the 2021 Science Database of People Mental Health to investigate the trend of caesarean sections in the Chinese population and its relationship with the fear of childbirth.Methods: A total of 1,894 Chinese women were included in the study. We performed a hierarchical regression analysis to control sociodemographic and obstetric information, depression, anxiety, and fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Restricted cubic spline analysis was applied to determine the association between fear of childbirth and caesarean sections.Results: The total prevalence of caesarean sections was 54.49%. The final regression analysis explained 58.7% of the variance in the mode of delivery. After controlling for confounders, fear of childbirth was a risk factor for caesarean sections in pregnant women (OR = 1.108, 95% CI: 1.093 ~ 1.124). Furthermore, the RCS analysis showed a non-linear correlation between fear of childbirth and mode of delivery (non-linear p < 0.001), and a stronger impact was found in the relation between fear of childbirth and mode of delivery in multiparous women than in primiparous women.Conclusions: Mild or high-level fear of childbirth during the third trimester was associated with an increased number of caesarean sections, especially in multiparous women. These results suggested that healthcare professionals should underscore the importance of fear of childbirth screening and implement targeted interventions for affected women.","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"702-717"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142773721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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