A Process Model of the Pregnancy Course

Gloger-Tippelt, Gabriele

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“…They must also modify their understandings of themselves and who they are in relationship to other people (Steinberg, 2005). Gloger-Tippelt (1983) argued that this process begins during the prenatal months, given that pregnancy is often a catalyst for self-evaluation and self-reconstruction among first-time mothers (Smith, 1994). The practice of mothering furthers identity changes, particularly because women are faced by the realities of motherhood in juxtaposition with their ideals of motherhood.…”

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Becoming a Mother: The Influence of Motherhood on Women's Identity Development

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“…At that time the construction of scales to measure and quantify the mother-foetus relationship (MFR), for example, the Prenatal Tool (Rees, 1980) and the Maternal Foetal Attachment Scale (MFAS; Cranley, 1981) had given rise to empirical research testing seminal theories. These theories supposed that during pregnancy the development of a relationship with the unborn child is a key developmental task in the successful psychological adjustment for all pregnant women (Gloger-Tippelt, 1983;RaphaelLeff, 1991;Stern, 1995;Valentine, 1982). For primigravidas the formation of a maternal identity, based on representations of the self as mother, was thought to be another important developmental task (e.g.…”

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A review of scales to measure the mother–foetus relationship

Bergh

Simons

2009

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Research focusing on the prenatal mother-child relationship has begun to create a body of scientific knowledge. The aim of our article is to bring a selective overview of research on scales to measure the mother-foetus relationship (MFR). First, we describe the construction and available information on psychometric properties of three frequently used scales -the Maternal Foetal Attachment Scale (MFAS), Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS), Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI), and some other scales. Second, we review empirical research using these scales (a) to study some of the supposed effects of the MFR on the health behaviour of the mother and the well-being of the child, and (b) to examine factors that influence the prenatal maternal-foetal relationship. We focus this review on a description of research with MFR scales that are relevant for clinical obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive psychology. Some suggestions for further research are made.

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“…A number of writers have suggested that pregnancy is a time for introspection (e.g. Gloger-Tippelt, 1983;Shereshefsky, Plotsky, & Lockman, 1973) and, as Brindle et al (1991) have suggested, this would not be surprising given that, particularly for rst-time mothers, this is an important transition period in their lives (Pines, 1972;Zajicek, 1981). Personal accounts of becoming a mother (e.g.…”

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Cognition in pregnancy and the first year post‐partum

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A longitudinal study measured the performance of a group of 15 pregnant women on tests of verbal memory, divided attention, and focused attention on four occasions (second trimester, third trimester, 6 weeks post-partum, and 1 year post-partum) while at the same time obtaining self-assessment ratings of these cognitive functions. A group of 14 non-pregnant women was studied at equivalent intervals. The two groups of women did not differ in performance on the objective tests, and there was no change in performance over time except for an improvement in the measure of focused attention from the first to the final testing occasion. However, the self-assessment ratings showed that in the second trimester, the pregnant women rated themselves as more impaired than before compared with the non-pregnant women for all three cognitive abilities. To ensure that this difference was not due to the retrospective nature of the comparison of current with previous cognitive ability, a second longitudinal study compared 25 pregnant and 10 non-pregnant women using daily ratings over a period of 1 week on four occasions during pregnancy and the first year post-partum. Women in the third trimester of pregnancy reported mild impairments in their focused and divided attention ability and their ability to remember what they had read compared with the non-pregnant women. The results show that there are perceived cognitive impairments during pregnancy. It is suggested that these may be the result of mild impairments which are not revealed in objective tests because they can be overcome by conscious effort in short periods of testing. Alternatively, the perceptions may not be based on actual impairments but may result from depressed mood or expectations concerning the effect of pregnancy on cognition.

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A Process Model of the Pregnancy Course

Cited by 45 publications

References 19 publications

Becoming a Mother: The Influence of Motherhood on Women's Identity Development

Becoming a Mother: The Influence of Motherhood on Women's Identity Development

A review of scales to measure the mother–foetus relationship

Cognition in pregnancy and the first year post‐partum

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