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- Title
Maternal-fetal bonding (MFB) in three trimesters among primigravida-A comparative study.
- Authors
Rekha, Sasi; Janardan, Prema; Sudha, R.
- Abstract
Introduction: The relationship between pregnant women and their fetuses is termed as maternal-fetal bonding. The frequency and intensity of maternal-fetal bonding increases as the pregnancy advances, particularly after quickening at approximately 18 to 22 weeks of gestation Objective: The aim of this study was to compare maternal-fetal bonding in three trimesters. Methods: A quantitative-evaluative research approach was selected. Data were collected by the interview method using a nonprobability convenience sampling technique, and the sample size was 120 primigravida mothers. Maternal-fetal bonding among primigravida mothers across three trimesters was assessed using a rating scale. The mother was asked about the present trimester and to recollect the events of her first and second trimesters. Results: Primigravida mothers had high maternal-fetal bonding in all three trimesters. Conclusion: Maternal-fetal bonding occurs when every thought, emotion, and feeling that a pregnant woman experiences are shared and incorporated into the development of her fetus.
- Subjects
EVALUATION research; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); T-test (Statistics); SECOND trimester of pregnancy; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; INTERVIEWING; STATISTICAL sampling; QUANTITATIVE research; PREGNANT women; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; DURATION of pregnancy; PRENATAL bonding; STATISTICAL reliability; INFERENTIAL statistics; COMPARATIVE studies; FIRST trimester of pregnancy; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Manipal Journal of Nursing & Health Sciences, 2023, Vol 9, Issue 2, p4
- ISSN
2395-1397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.55889/2582-7979.1281