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KMID : 1025820190270020327
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Family and Family Therapy
2019 Volume.27 No. 2 p.327 ~ p.343
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The Mediation of Perceived Birth Experiences in the Effect of Childbirth Methods on Mother-Infant Attachment
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Lee Jeong-Eun
Moon Bo-Kyung
Kim Hyun-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childbirth methods and mother-infant attachment (Attachment) and to test a potential mediation of perceived birth experiences (Birth Exp) between these two variables.
Methods: Demographic information, childbirth method, features surrounding childbirth and delivery, Birth Exp, Attachment, and maternal depression were assessed from 163 mothers of infants ages 1.5 to 8 months. Of those, 79 delivered a child through a nature-centered birth (NCB) and 84 delivered a child through an expert-directed delivery (EDD).
Results: First, the NCB and EDD groups were significantly different in education and all the delivery-related features. Second, the NCB group showed better Birth Exp and Attachment than the EDD group, and the results were similar even after controlling for maternal education and depression. Third, Birth Exp fully mediated the effect of childbirth methods on Attachment.
Conclusions: These findings suggest the importance of positive childbirth experiences and provide a chance to understand that birth methods promoting positive childbirth experiences could contribute to stable mother-infant attachment.
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KEYWORD
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Childbirth method, Perceived birth experiences, Mother-infant attachment, Expert-directed delivery, Nature-centered birth
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