title: The relationship of maternal age, quickening, and physical symptoms of pregnancy to the development of maternal-fetal attachment.
abstract: In a study of maternal-fetal attachment we explored three variables that could influence such attachment: maternal age, the experience of quickening, and the physical symptoms of pregnancy. A convenience sample of 80 pregnant women filled out the Cranley maternal-fetal attachment scale and the pregnancy symptoms checklist. Maternal age and physical symptoms were not found to be significantly correlated to maternal-fetal attachment, but quickening, as well as the degree and frequency of fetal movement, were correlated, at the P less than or equal to 0.0001 level. Income, ultrasound, and planning of pregnancy were also found to be significantly related to maternal-fetal attachment.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lerum
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: LoBiondo-Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests