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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12358/25605
TitleWar trauma and maternal–fetal attachment predicting maternal mental health, infant development, and dyadic interaction in Palestinian families
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Optimal maternal–fetal attachment (MFA) is believed to be beneficial for infant well-being and dyadic interaction, but research is scarce in general and among risk populations. Our study involved dyads living in war conditions and examined how traumatic war trauma associates with MFA and which factors mediate that association. It also modeled the role of MFA in predicting newborn health, infant development, mother–infant interaction, and maternal postpartum mental health. Palestinian women from the Gaza Strip (N = 511) participated during their second trimester (T1), and when their infants were 4 (T2) and 12 (T3) months. Mothers reported MFA (interaction with, attributions to, and fantasies about the fetus), social support, and prenatal mental health (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety) at T1, newborn health at T2, and the postpartum mental health, infant’s sensorimotor and language …

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Punamäki, Raija-Leena
Isosävi, Sanna
Qouta, Samir
Kuittinen, Saija
Diab, Safwat Y
TypeJournal Article
Date2017
Published inAttachment & human development
SeriesVolume: 19, Number: 5
PublisherRoutledge
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