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  • Unfolding of maternal-infant bonding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Social support as a risk and protective factor

  • N. Shiffman, H. Gluska, Shiri Margalit, Y. Mayer, R. Daher, L. Elyasyan, N. Elia, M. Sharon Weiner, H. Miremberg, M. Kovo, T. Biron-Shental, R. Gabbay-Benziv, L. Helpman
  • Journal:
    Development and Psychopathology , First View
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    24 April 2024, pp. 1-9
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  • Background:

    Social, familial, and physiological stressors may put maternal-infant bonding at risk. Therefore, it is plausible that the stressful conditions brought on by COVID-19 could influence maternal-infant bonding. This study aimed to elucidate the contribution of COVID-19-related experience to variance in maternal-infant bonding, beyond that of established risk factors and as moderated by social support.

    Methods:

    This longitudinal, multicenter study examined the relationship of demographic and obstetric variables, social support, postpartum depression, as well as COVID-19-related fear, exposure, and subjective difficulty with mother-infant bonding six months following birth. Participants (N = 246) were women who delivered during the pandemics’ strict lockdown period and were recruited 10 weeks after a liveborn delivery and followed up six months later.

    Results:

    Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and maternal-infant bonding was moderated by social support: Amongst mothers with high levels of social support, fear of COVID-19 negatively predicted bonding.

    Discussion:

    Results indicate that social support, while overall a protective factor for mother-infant bonding, may lose its buffering effect when fear of COVID-19 is high. This relationship was maintained even when early bonding experiences such as forced separation and the risk incurred by postpartum depression were accounted for. Implications for providers are discussed.

  • 10 - Beyond the Perinatal Period: Taking Your New Skills Forward into Parenthood

  • Fiona Challacombe, King's College London, Catherine Green, Victoria Bream
  • Book:
    Break Free from Maternal Anxiety
    Published online:
    13 October 2022
    Print publication:
    13 October 2022, pp 318-322

  • Summary

    This chapter revisits the key ideas of the book on breaking free from maternal anxiety and provides a framework to capture the information and techniques that have been most useful to take you forward into the future as a parent and any future pregnancies. There are additional resources including a template for a birth plan to help work through fears and identify the best strategies for support. Also included are practical tips on improving sleep and mood as well as further resources, reading and peer support tailored to a range of issues in pregnancy and the postnatal period.