Body image, maternal fetal attachment, and breast feeding

Foster, Saralyn; Slade, Pauline; Wilson, Keerthana

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(96)00035-9

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“…This is consistent with three previous studies that showed a relationship between intent to breastfeed and positive body image (Barnes, Stein, Smith, & Pollock, 1997; Foster et al, 1996; Huang, Wang, & Chen, 2004). In a study of 195 Taiwanese women, those who intended to breastfeed rated their pre-pregnancy body image more positively than those who planned to bottle-feed (Huang et al, 2004).…”

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“…In a study of 195 Taiwanese women, those who intended to breastfeed rated their pre-pregnancy body image more positively than those who planned to bottle-feed (Huang et al, 2004). A study of 38 British women showed that women intending to bottle-feed had a higher level of body shape concerns (Foster et al, 1996). Similarly, in the large (n = 12,000) Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood, women who were preoccupied with their body shape and those who expressed controlling, less child-centered responses to managing an infant were less likely to express intentions to breastfeed (Barnes et al, 1997).…”

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“…For example, women who are preoccupied or less satisfied with their body shape are less likely to breastfeed (Barnes, Stein, Smith, & Pollock, 1997; Foster, Slade, & Wilson, 1996; Walker & Freeland-Graves, 1998). Other studies have demonstrated a relationship between postpartum body dissatisfaction or poor body image and depressive symptoms or psychological distress (Abraham, Taylor, & Conti, 2001; Clark, Skouteris, Wertheim, Milgrom, Paxton, 2009; Dipietro, Millet, Costigan, Gurewitsch, & Caulfield, 2003; Duncombe, Wertheim, Skouteris, Paxton, & Kelly, 2008; Walker, Timmerman, Kim, & Sterling, 2002; Walker et al, 2004).…”

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Predictors of Mothers' Postpartum Body Dissatisfaction

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Purpose To investigate changes in mothers’ body dissatisfaction from delivery to 9 months postpartum, and the relationship of postpartum body dissatisfaction to weight, other health, and social characteristics. Methods In this prospective longitudinal study, 506 mothers completed surveys at 0-1 and 9 months postpartum. Postpartum changes in body dissatisfaction and weight were evaluated by paired t-tests, and predictors of postpartum body dissatisfaction were identified by stepwise multiple regression analysis. Results Mothers’ body dissatisfaction increased significantly from 0-1 to 9 months postpartum (mean scores of 15.2 and 18.2, respectively, p < .001). Although women lost an average of 10.1 pounds (sd = 16.3) or 4.6 kg. (sd = 7.4) between 0-1 and 9 months postpartum (p < .001), their weight at 9 months postpartum remained an average of 5.4 pounds (sd = 15.6) or 2.5 kg (sd = 7.1) above their pre-pregnancy weights (p < .001). Body dissatisfaction at 9 months postpartum was associated with overeating or poor appetite, higher current weight, worse mental health (SF-36 Mental Health scale), race other than black, bottle-feeding (vs. breastfeeding), being single (vs. married), and having fewer children,. Conclusions Mothers’ body satisfaction worsened from 1 to 9 months postpartum, and 9-month body dissatisfaction was associated with eating/appetite abnormalities, greater weight, worse mental health, non-black race, non-breastfeeding status, and fewer immediate family relationships. Given these relationships, it is important to educate women about expected postpartum weight and body changes, and to find ways to enhance mothers’ postpartum self-esteem and body satisfaction.

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“…Maternal attachment during pregnancy is an important predictor of maternal health (Lindgren, 2001) and fetal/infant outcomes (Foster et al, 1996;Huang et al, 2004). Thus, it is important to identify psychological factors contributing to lower maternal attachment as these may represent important targets for intervention.…”

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Maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction in pregnant women

Haedt

Keel

2007

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Maternal attachment, or the affiliation a mother feels towards her child, is an important predictor of maternal health and fetal/infant outcomes. Thus, it is important to identify psychological factors which may impact maternal attachment. This study examined associations among maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction (BD) throughout weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women (n5196) were recruited to complete a self-report questionnaire about their experiences during pregnancy. There was no direct association between maternal attachment and BD. However, BD moderated the association between maternal attachment and weeks of pregnancy, and this association was not mediated by depression. High BD may contribute to poorer maternal health and poorer fetal outcomes through blunted growth of maternal attachment during pregnancy. Thus, high BD may be an important target for intervention in women during pregnancy. Future studies should examine longitudinal associations among these variables throughout the perinatal period.

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“…Zloraba prepovedanih drog v nosečnosti (Mikhail, Youchah, DeVore, Ho in Anayaegbunam, 1995) in nadomestno materinstvo (Fischer in Gillman, 1991) sta negativno korelirala z intenzivnostjo vezi med nosečnico in plodom. Nosečnice, ki so po porodu nameravale dojiti, so do ploda v primerjavi s tistimi, ki so načrtovale otroka hraniti po steklenički, izražale intenzivnejšo vez (Foster, Slade in Wilson, 1996). Intenzivnost vezi je pozitivno korelirala z vključevanjem nosečnice v reproduktivno zdravstveno varstvo (Walker, Cooney in Riggs, 1999), z zdravim načinom prehranjevanja (Abrams, Altman in Pickett, 2000) in redno telesno vadbo (Clapp, 2000).…”

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Pavše¹,

Mandić²,

Velikonja³

2017

Psihološka obzorja / Horizons of Psychology

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, Nataša Tul Mandić in Vislava Globevnik Velikonja Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ginekološka klinika, Klinični oddelek za perinatologijo Povzetek: Vez med materjo in otrokom se začne vzpostavljati že pred rojstvom, se z napredovanjem nosečnosti krepi in je povezana s kvaliteto odnosa med materjo in otrokom po porodu. Kljub temu, da številni avtorji za opisovanje vedenj, čustev in zaznav, ki jih bodoča mati izraža do nerojenega otroka, uporabljajo izraz navezanost med materjo in plodom ali prenatalna navezanost, uporaba tega pojma ni ustrezna. Če upoštevamo Bowlbyevo in Ainsworthovo teorijo navezanosti, potem lahko odnos med materjo in nerojenim otrokom opišemo z vedenjskim sistemom skrbi. Namen prispevka je predstaviti dileme glede ustrezne terminologije, različne definicije, ocenjevalne lestvice ter dejavnike, ki so povezani z razvojem vezi med nosečnico in plodom. Ker je kvaliteta tega odnosa napovedni dejavnik številnih izidov za mati in otroka po porodu, morajo biti cilji prihodnjih raziskav usmerjeni v natančnejšo konceptualizacijo in definicijo pojma, v razvoj ustreznih merskih instrumentov ter v raziskovanje napovednih dejavnikov in dejavnikov tveganja. Abstract: The bond between a mother and a child starts to develop before birth, increases with the gestational age of the child and is related to the quality of postpartum mother-infant interaction. Even though the expression maternal-fetal or prenatal attachment is commonly used to describe the parent's emotions, behaviors and perceptions that are related to the fetus, its use seems to be unsuitable. Considering Bowlby's and Ainsworth's theory of attachment, the relationship between mother and her unborn child is guided by the caregiving system. The purpose of this article is to lay out the dilemmas about the terminology, to present different definitions, measurements and variables, related to the relationship between the mother and her fetus. This relationship is a predictor of various maternal and child outcomes postnatally, which is why the goals of future investigation should be directed towards greater clarity in conceptualization, definition and measurement of the concept, and in exploration of the risks and mediating factors.

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Body image, maternal fetal attachment, and breast feeding

Cited by 67 publications

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Predictors of Mothers' Postpartum Body Dissatisfaction

Predictors of Mothers' Postpartum Body Dissatisfaction

Maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction in pregnant women

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