Postpartum Depresyonun Maternal Bağlanma Üzerine Etkisi

Authors : Seyhan ÇANKAYA, Sema Dereli YILMAZ, Ruveyde CAN, Neslihan Değerli KODAZ

Pages : 232-240

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Publication Date : 2017-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study was conducted as a definitive study, in order to analyze the effect of the depression experienced by mothers in postpartum period, on maternal attachment.Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 227 volunteer mothers all from six different family health centers located in the Konya city center who agreed to participate in the study, and whose pregnancies were between 4 and 6 months. For the data collection; a questionnaire form was used to investigate the mothers’ socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, and characteristics of infants by evaluating Maternal Attachment Inventory MAI and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale EPDS . The data were analyzed with SPSS software.Results: The MAI total scores of the mothers who had vaginal delivery, had planned pregnancies, had a child or children over two years old, who breastfed their children, who had good relationships with their spouses, whose spouses took active rolls in baby care, had friends to talk to in case they had problems, were all high. However, their EPDS score averages were low and the difference between the two scores was found statistically significant p
Keywords : Maternal attachment, postpartum depression, depression, maternal attachment inventory