Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Originally published 2023-06-15 · Archives of Women's Mental Health
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s00737-023-01332-1 ↗
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How much do findings vary when researchers define parental distress and bonding differently?
Pooling across samples provides a way to examine the consistency and variation of links between maternal mental health and bonding.
Who was studied?
Study samples of mothers assessed for distress and mother-infant bonding
Age / stage: Perinatal period and infancy
Read with three questions
- How much do findings vary when researchers define parental distress and bonding differently?
- Which inclusion criteria and differences among the original studies matter for the authors’ conclusions?
- Which features of the study population (study samples of mothers assessed for distress and mother-infant bonding) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
The review included 133 studies but identified 118 distinct samples. Estimates depend on which measures, populations and overlapping evidence contribute to a particular pooled analysis.
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Gypsy A O’Dea; George J Youssef; Lauryn J Hagg; Lauren M Francis; Elizabeth A Spry; Larissa Rossen; Imogene Smith; Samantha J Teague; Kayla Mansour; Anna Booth; Sasha Davies; Delyse Hutchinson; Jacqui A Macdonald (2023). Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis Archives of Women's Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01332-1
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