Abstract
This study evaluated the Maternal-Fetal Attachment model that was constructed to explain the influence of mother-daughter and husband-wife relationships during the pregnancy on maternal-fetal attachment. Cross-sectional study was conducted for normal and low-risk primigravidas (n=188) and multigravidas (n=142) during pregnancy. In this investigation, the Japanese version of the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire to measure mother-daughter and husband-wife relationships during the pregnancy and the short-form edition of the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale were used.
The results supported the hypothesis that Maternal-Fetal Attachment scores were related positively to the Mother-Daughter (r=0.32, p<0.001) and Husband-Wife Relationships scores (r=0.26, p<0.001). Subject with higher scores on the Mother-Daughter and Husband-Wife relationships, it was shown that the Maternal-Fetal Attachment was significantly higher than those of samples with lower (p<0.001). Maternal-Fetal Attachment scores were related positively to the Identification of a Motherhood Role (r=0.61, p<0.001) and the Acceptance of Pregnancy scores (r=0.53, p<0.001). In addition, as a result of path analysis on the model, the Mother-Daughter and Husband-Wife relationships not directly but indirectly influence the Maternal-Fetal Attachment through Identification of a Motherhood Role and Acceptance of Pregnancy.
