Systematic Review: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity of Maternal/Caregiver Attachment and Bonding Screening Tools for Clinical Use

Infant –caregiver attachment is crucial for an infant's immediate and long-term social–emotional development and health. Despite advocacy by the National Institute of Children's Health Quality for infant social–emotional development screening, there is a lack of identified tools for use in primary ca re. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to identify caretaker–infant attachment self-report screening tools that would be feasible, reliable, and valid for use in primary care.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Article Source Type: research