title: Correlates of impaired mother-infant bonding in a partial hospital program for perinatal women.
abstract: Maternal psychopathology is a risk factor for impaired mother-infant bonding, but not all women with this illness experience impaired bonding. This study investigated correlates of mother-infant bonding among 180 postpartum women treated in a psychiatric partial hospitalization program. Women completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms and mother-infant bonding, and a retrospective chart review assessed demographic characteristics, clinician-rated diagnoses, and obstetric factors. Symptoms of depression, self-reported suicidality, demographic characteristics, and mode of delivery were significantly associated with impaired bonding.
authors.affiliation: Williams College, Williamstown, MA, USA, Laura.E.Sockol@williams.edu.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Sockol
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Battle
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Thamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011599:Psychopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult