title: [Mother-newborn relational risk - Study of prevalence and associated variables].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical evidence reveals the importance of mother-newborn bonding experience for health promoting and maintenance of human life. If the newborn lacks care and affection, she/he may develop an attachment disorder. A predictive scale regarding the risk of mothernewborn relationships is available, which makes possible an early intervention to prevent the development of relational disorders. The aim of this study is to apply the Kimelman measurement scale to determine the relational risk in mother-newborn pairs, as well as the prevalence and the associated biopsychosocial variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 333 mother-infant pairs in postpartum maternity at Temuco hospital. The Kimelman mother-newborn attachment assessment guide was used. Biopsychosocial variables were obtained from the mothers studied. The association of biopsychosocial variables with relational risk was analyzed using OR and confidence intervals of 95%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of high relational risk was 43.8%. The associated biopsychosocial variables included, women with no steady partner, single parent, teenage mothers, unwanted and unplanned pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Almost half of the mothers were in the high risk group. Early identification of relational risk and its related variables could help in the intervention in this vulnerable group.
authors.affiliation: Matrona, Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. Electronic address: maribel.munoz@ufrontera.cl.
authors.forename: Maribel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Matrona, Psicóloga, Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Poo
authors.affiliation: Matrona, Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Centro de Excelencia CIGES (Capacitación, Investigación y Gestión para la Salud Basada en la Evidencia), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Bernardita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baeza
authors.affiliation: Centro de Excelencia CIGES (Capacitación, Investigación y Gestión para la Salud Basada en la Evidencia), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Bioestadístico, Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: M Luis
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bustos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attachment; Mother-newborn relationship; Newborn; Postpartum; Recién nacido; apego; puerperio; riesgo relacional