Women who had positive relationships with their own mothers reported good attachments to their first child before and after birth

ConclusionWe found that women who had positive relationships with their own mothers also had positive attachments to their unborn babies and in the period immediately after birth. Our findings supported Bowlby attachment intergenerational transmission theory.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 24, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Franca Tani, Valeria Castagna, Lucia Ponti Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research