Maternal and paternal postpartum early mood and bonding.

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/02646838.2022.2159351

Rita T Amiel Castro, Claudia Pinard Anderman, Thomas G O'Connor, Vivette Glover, Martin Kammerer

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Abstract

Background: Whereas the maternal 'blues' has been widely researched, comparatively less is known about the "highs" following childbirth, and the relation between mothers and fathers' mood in this early period. We aimed to investigate the association between maternal 'blues' and 'highs' with paternal postpartum mood (here described as 'lows' and 'highs') in the early postpartum and their associations with the quality of child bonding.

Methods: Women and their cohabitating male partners, fathers of the index child (N = 98 couples), attending an obstetric hospital unit completed questionnaires on mood, bonding and socio-demographics between the 3rd and the 5th postpartum day. We used generalised estimating equations to analyse the data.

Results: The 'blues' scores were higher in mothers, whereas 'highs' and bonding were higher in fathers. Maternal 'blues' were significantly correlated with paternal 'lows' (r_s = .23, p < .05) and maternal 'highs' were also associated with paternal 'highs' (r_s = .22, p < .05). Parental 'highs' were significantly associated with better baby bonding (B = .13, p = .02).

Conclusions: Our study demonstrates moderate associations between both 'blues/lows' and 'highs' in mothers and fathers shortly after the birth of the child. Associations between mood, particularly 'highs', and bonding were similar for mothers and fathers. Greater consideration of 'blues/lows' and 'highs' in both parents is needed to promote adjustment in the postpartum period.

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母亲和父亲产后早期情绪与亲子关系。

背景：尽管对产妇 "忧郁 "的研究很广泛，但对产后 "高潮 "以及母亲和父亲在这一早期情绪之间的关系的了解却相对较少。我们的目的是调查产后早期母亲的 "忧郁 "和 "兴奋 "与父亲的产后情绪（此处称为 "低落 "和 "兴奋"）之间的关系，以及它们与孩子亲子关系质量的关系：方法：在产后第 3 天至第 5 天期间，在一家产科医院就诊的妇女及其同居男性伴侣、指标婴儿的父亲（N = 98 对夫妇）填写了有关情绪、亲子关系和社会人口统计的问卷。我们使用广义估计方程对数据进行了分析：母亲的 "忧郁 "得分较高，而父亲的 "兴奋 "和亲子关系得分较高。母亲的 "忧郁 "与父亲的 "低落 "呈显著相关（rs = .23，p rs = .22，p 结论：我们的研究表明，母亲的 "忧郁 "与父亲的 "高落 "呈中度相关：我们的研究表明，在孩子出生后不久，母亲和父亲的 "忧郁/低落 "和 "兴奋 "之间存在着适度的关联。母亲和父亲的情绪（尤其是 "高涨 "情绪）与亲情之间的关系相似。需要更多地考虑父母双方的 "忧郁/低落 "和 "兴奋 "情绪，以促进产后的适应。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.