Maternal-fetal attachment in the high-risk pregnancy

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Title Maternal-fetal attachment in the high-risk pregnancy
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Kuehn, Karen A.
Date 1986-06
Description The problem of the study was to identify attachment behaviors of high-risk pregnant women. The subjects participating in the study were 40 high-risk women in their third trimester of pregnancy. The data were contrasted to previously collected data from 41 low-risk pregnant women who were demographically similar. This was a descriptive study. Independent t-tests were computed to identify differences between the two groups. There were no significant differences between the groups' total scores on the Maternal-Fetal Attachment scale or on the subscales, Roletaking and Giving of Self. The high-risk group scored significantly higher on two subscales, Interaction with Fetus (£=.047) and Attributing Characteristics (£=.030). The low risk group scored significantly higher on the subscale, Differentiation (£=.034). The findings of this study suggest the high-risk group attached as well to their fetus as the low-risk group. As this is contrary to the literature findings, further research in the area is warranted.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Pregnancy - Complications; Mother and child; Attachment behavior
Subject MESH Pregnancy Complications; Parent-Child Relations
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Maternal-fetal attachment in the high-risk pregnancy Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.
Rights Management © Karen A. Kuehn.
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Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available)
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6348n4h
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