The effectiveness of psychoeducation interventions on prenatal attachment: A systematic review

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The preliminary evidence suggests that psychoeducation interventions have potential favorable effects on maternal fetal attachment and can enhance paternal fetal attachment. However, more studies are needed for investigating the effects of psychoeducation on paternal fetal attachment and for enhancing the validity of the evidence. Our review recommends that healthcare professionals to include psychoeducation as a part of their prenatal care for promoting prenatal attachment. Common characteristics of the interventions could act as references when designing psychoeducation programs for enhancing prenatal attachment.PMID:34753018 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103184
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