Mother-infant bonding in the first nine months postpartum: the role of mother's attachment style and psychological flexibility

DISCUSSION: Our findings highlight the importance of mother's attachment and psychological flexibility in promoting the quality of mother-infant bonding, which can inform future intervention programmes targeting modifiable factors, such as psychological flexibility, to promote early positive parent-infant relationships, particularly for single, first-time mothers, with higher levels of education.PMID:37525320 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2242379

Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - July 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paula Vagos Vera Mateus Joana Silva V ânia Araújo Ana Xavier Lara Palmeira Source Type: research