Mari-Cristin Malm1, Ingegerd Hildingsson2, Christine Rubertsson3, Ingela Rådestad4, Helena Lindgren5. 1. School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, 791 88 Falun, Sweden; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: mcm@du.se. 2. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, 85170 Sundsvall, Sweden; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: ingegerd.hildingsson@miun.se. 3. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: christine.rubertsson@kbh.uu.se. 4. Sophiahemmet University, Box 5605, 114 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: ingela.radestad@shh.se. 5. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: helena.lindgren@ki.se.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the magnitude of foetal movements and level of prenatal attachment within a 24h period among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. DESIGN: a prospective population-based survey. SETTING: A county in central Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: Low risk pregnant women from 34 to 42 weeks gestation, N=456, 299 multiparous and 157 primiparous women. MEASUREMENTS: The revised version of the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI-R) and assessment of the perception of foetal movements per 24h in the current gestational week. FINDINGS: A total of 81 per cent of the eligible women completed the questionnaire. The overall sample of women found that the majority (96%) felt their baby move mostly in the evening. More than half of the respondents (55%) stated that they perceived frequent foetal movement on two occasions during a 24h period, while almost a fifth (18%) never or only once reported frequent foetal movement in a 24h period. Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents perceived frequent movement at least three times during a 24h period. Perceiving frequent foetal movements on three or more occasions during a 24h period, was associated with higher scores of prenatal attachment in all the three subscales. KEY CONCLUSION: Perceiving frequent foetal movements at least during three occasions per 24h periods in late pregnancy was associated with prenatal attachment. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: encouraging women to focus on foetal movements may positively affect prenatal attachment, especially among multiparous women >35 years.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the magnitude of foetal movements and level of prenatal attachment within a 24h period among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. DESIGN: a prospective population-based survey. SETTING: A county in central Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: Low risk pregnant women from 34 to 42 weeks gestation, N=456, 299 multiparous and 157 primiparous women. MEASUREMENTS: The revised version of the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI-R) and assessment of the perception of foetal movements per 24h in the current gestational week. FINDINGS: A total of 81 per cent of the eligible women completed the questionnaire. The overall sample of women found that the majority (96%) felt their baby move mostly in the evening. More than half of the respondents (55%) stated that they perceived frequent foetal movement on two occasions during a 24h period, while almost a fifth (18%) never or only once reported frequent foetal movement in a 24h period. Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents perceived frequent movement at least three times during a 24h period. Perceiving frequent foetal movements on three or more occasions during a 24h period, was associated with higher scores of prenatal attachment in all the three subscales. KEY CONCLUSION: Perceiving frequent foetal movements at least during three occasions per 24h periods in late pregnancy was associated with prenatal attachment. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: encouraging women to focus on foetal movements may positively affect prenatal attachment, especially among multiparous women >35 years.
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