The Effect of the Attachment to Pregnant Women's Fetus on the Attachment to Their Infant

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to determine the effects of timing of maternal attachment to fetus on attachment to infant and to identify related background factors. Eighty-three prima gravida women participated in a longitudinal study, answering a total of four surveys conducted in the early, middle and late stages of pregnancy and at one month postpartum. The results were as follows