Research Article

The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility

Volume: 11 Number: 3 October 4, 2022
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The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the correlation between mother-infant bonding and postpartum depression in women with a history of infertility. Methods: The sample consisted of 169 women divided into two: infertile group (n=56) and fertile group (n=112). Data were collected using a descriptive information questionnaire, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS). Results: The fertile and infertile groups had a mean age of 28.95±3.38 and 36.55±3.55, respectively (p=0.001). The infertile group had a higher mean MIBS score (3.73±2.91) than the fertile group (1.50±1.29) (p=0.001). However, there was no significant difference in EPDS scores between the two groups (p > 0.05). Moreover, there was a positive correlation between MIBS and EPDS score in the fertile group (r = 0.354, p = 0.001), suggesting that the higher the risk for postpartum depression, the lower the mother-infant bonding. There was no correlation between MIBS and EPDS score in the infertile group (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Future studies should recruit larger samples of infertile women with cultural and ethnic diversity and take confounding factors into account to investigate the relationship between postpartum depression and mother-infant bonding.

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Thanks

The study was accepted by Republic of Turkey Yildirim Beyazit University Institute of Health Sciences as master’s thesis

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 4, 2022

Submission Date

November 29, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 6, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Özdemir, E., Kaplan, S., & Küçük, S. (2022). The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 11(3), 403-410. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908
AMA
1.Özdemir E, Kaplan S, Küçük S. The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility. BAUN Health Sci J. 2022;11(3):403-410. doi:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908
Chicago
Özdemir, Elif, Sena Kaplan, and Sibel Küçük. 2022. “The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women With A History of Infertility”. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 11 (3): 403-10. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908.
EndNote
Özdemir E, Kaplan S, Küçük S (October 1, 2022) The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 11 3 403–410.
IEEE
[1]E. Özdemir, S. Kaplan, and S. Küçük, “The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility”, BAUN Health Sci J, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 403–410, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Elif - Kaplan, Sena - Küçük, Sibel. “The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women With A History of Infertility”. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 11/3 (October 1, 2022): 403-410. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908.
JAMA
1.Özdemir E, Kaplan S, Küçük S. The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility. BAUN Health Sci J. 2022;11:403–410.
MLA
Özdemir, Elif, et al. “The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women With A History of Infertility”. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 3, Oct. 2022, pp. 403-10, doi:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908.
Vancouver
1.Elif Özdemir, Sena Kaplan, Sibel Küçük. The Correlation Between Mother-Infant Bonding and Postpartum Depression in Women with A History of Infertility. BAUN Health Sci J. 2022 Oct. 1;11(3):403-10. doi:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1029908

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