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Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey?
Abstract
Objective: The development of the bond between mother and infant already starts during prenatal life, which is called prenatal bonding is the emotional tie or the bond that generally develops between the pregnant woman and her unborn child. We aimed at investigating the effect of being a refugee on prenatal bonding.
Method: A total of 152 pregnant women in the third trimester, 76 Syrian refugees and 76 Turkish, were included in the study, which was planned as a descriptive cross-sectional study. Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI), consisting of 21 items, was applied to collect data before delivery.
Results: The total PAI score of Syrian pregnant was significantly lower than Turkish pregnant (60.17±8.9 vs. 63.53±8.3, p=0.019). For those whose education time period was longer, PAI scores were higher (r=0.279 and p <0.001). There was an inverse association between parity and PAI scores (r=-0.208 and p=0.014). There was not any correlation between PAI scores between age, gravida, gestational weeks, respectively (r=0.021 and p=0.87; r=-0.123 and p=0.14; r=0.155 and p=0.06).
Conclusion: Being a refugee has a negative impact on prenatal attachment. The findings of our study could guide the planning and development of health policies in Turkey and other countries that would help to address the situation regarding refugee populations.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 15, 2022
Submission Date
August 10, 2021
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 13 Number: 47
APA
Yıldırım Köpük, Ş., Naci, N., & Çekmez, Y. (2022). Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey? The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University, 13(47), 254-258. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.980838
AMA
1.Yıldırım Köpük Ş, Naci N, Çekmez Y. Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey? mkutfd. 2022;13(47):254-258. doi:10.17944/mkutfd.980838
Chicago
Yıldırım Köpük, Şule, Nida Naci, and Yasemin Çekmez. 2022. “Is Being a Refugee Affect Prenatal Bonding Scores of Syrian Women in Turkey?”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 13 (47): 254-58. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.980838.
EndNote
Yıldırım Köpük Ş, Naci N, Çekmez Y (December 1, 2022) Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey? The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 13 47 254–258.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Yıldırım Köpük, N. Naci, and Y. Çekmez, “Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey?”, mkutfd, vol. 13, no. 47, pp. 254–258, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.17944/mkutfd.980838.
ISNAD
Yıldırım Köpük, Şule - Naci, Nida - Çekmez, Yasemin. “Is Being a Refugee Affect Prenatal Bonding Scores of Syrian Women in Turkey?”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 13/47 (December 1, 2022): 254-258. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.980838.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım Köpük Ş, Naci N, Çekmez Y. Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey? mkutfd. 2022;13:254–258.
MLA
Yıldırım Köpük, Şule, et al. “Is Being a Refugee Affect Prenatal Bonding Scores of Syrian Women in Turkey?”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University, vol. 13, no. 47, Dec. 2022, pp. 254-8, doi:10.17944/mkutfd.980838.
Vancouver
1.Şule Yıldırım Köpük, Nida Naci, Yasemin Çekmez. Is being a refugee affect prenatal bonding scores of Syrian women in Turkey? mkutfd. 2022 Dec. 1;13(47):254-8. doi:10.17944/mkutfd.980838