Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Associations between formal social support in early postpartum, parenting self-efficacy, and parent-infant bonding: A cross-sectional survey
Originally published 2026-02-11 · International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Elsevier · DOI 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100508 ↗
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What kinds of support do new parents report alongside their confidence and sense of connection?
Including birth parents and partners gives the authors two perspectives on social support and the early caregiving relationship.
Who was studied?
Mothers and partners reporting on support, confidence and bonding after birth
Age / stage: Early postpartum
Read with three questions
- What kinds of support do new parents report alongside their confidence and sense of connection?
- Whose observations or reports were used, and what competing explanations are compatible with them?
- Which features of the study population (mothers and partners reporting on support, confidence and bonding after birth) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
Mothers and partners reported support and bonding in a cross-sectional survey. Feeling well supported and feeling confident may influence how both are rated.
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Elisabeth Schobinger; Alain Lacroix; Anne-Sylvie Ramelet; Antje Horsch (2026). Associations between formal social support in early postpartum, parenting self-efficacy, and parent-infant bonding: A cross-sectional survey International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100508
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